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Do Muslims pray to Mecca?
Wiki User
October 07, 2008 8:42PM
They face toward Mecca when they pray; they do not offer prayer
to Mecca. Mecca is a town, not a person or god.
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Asked in Religion & Spirituality
Toward what city do Muslims pray?
Muslims pray towards the city of Mecca. Specifically towards the
Kaaba.
Mecca
Asked in Islam, Saudi Arabia
What direction do Muslims face to pray in Mecca?
When all Muslims pray in the direction facing Mecca, they are
specifically praying towards the Kaaba in Mecca, Islam's holiest
place. So Muslims in Mecca pray in the direction facing the Kaaba,
and pray around it in concentric circles.
Asked in Islam, Saudi Arabia
What is the name of the direction Muslims face when they pray at Mecca?
The name of the direction Muslims face when they pray at Mecca
is called the "Qibla".
Asked in Religion & Spirituality, Islam
Where do Muslims direct their prayers?
Muslims pray towards Mecca.
Asked in Islam
Where do muslims point to when they pray?
Most Muslims point to wherever mecca is when they pray so it
depends on where in the world you are asking this question. Mecca
is located in the mideast.
Asked in Islam, Saudi Arabia
What can you do in mecca?
pray i think.
->At the early age, people traded things. Now, the Muslims
pray in the direction where Mecca is.
Asked in Islam
Why do Muslims have to face a direction and pray?
They face to Mecca to pray because it is the holiest site on
earth for muslims.
Asked in Islam
Do Muslims pray facing the sun?
No.
Muslims pray facing the Kaaba, which is in Mecca, Saudi
Arabia☺
Asked in Islam, Saudi Arabia
Why do Muslims consider mecca sacred?
Mecca is where the kabah is. The kabah is where Muslims from all
around the world come to pray.
Asked in Islam
What does the people face when they pray in a chapel?
Muslims are not allowed to pray in whether it is a chapel or
church. Muslims pray facing Qibla which is in Mecca.
Asked in Islam, Saudi Arabia
Why do Muslims pray towards Mecca?
Muslims pray towards Mecca because Mecca is the location of the
Ka'aba. Muhammad determed the Ka'aba would be the qibla (direction
of prayer) upon Divine revelations in the Qur'an.
Asked in Islam, Saudi Arabia
What rituals do the Muslims follow in mecca?
They walk and pray. They walk around a big rock and around
Mecca. They also pray alot.
Asked in Religion & Spirituality, Islam
To whom Muslims pray?
Muslims pray to God (Allah) the one and only one God, the
Creator. They face the Kaba, in Mecca Saudi Arabia, when they
pray.
Asked in Islam, Quran (Koran), Religious Literature
Why do Muslims pray to the west?
As Mecca is in the west the Muslims pray facing it.
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Praying to the west or the east or any direction depends on
where you are relative to Mecca.
If you are in Japan you pray approximately to the west.
If you are Jordan you pray approximately to South.
If you are in Egypt you pray approximately south east.
If you are in USA you pray approximately to east.
Asked in Islam, Quran (Koran), Saudi Arabia
Where would Muslims face to pray while in Mecca?
While Muslims are in Makkah (Mecca) they face the Kaaba; the
oldest God house on earth.
Asked in Islam, Saudi Arabia
Do Muslims pray to mecca in any direction depending on their location at the time?
I don't think they do because they must be facing in the exact
direction of Mecca. Muslims have a special compass that always
points in the direction of Mecca. So it tells them which way to
face when praying.
Muslims do pray toward the direction Mecca based on where they
are that that time. *As close as you can get to praying exactly
toward Mecca.*
Asked in Islam, Saudi Arabia
Why do muslims pray to mecca five times a day?
They don't pray to mecca they pray towards it but they actually
pray to Allah. As to why they pray five times, it is a tradition
which comes from the days of the Prophet, but is not explicitly
written in the Qur'an.
Asked in Emaan
Muslims must face what to pray?
Muslims face Ka'aba in Mecca to preform Salat (prayers).
Asked in Islam
Why do Muslims need a compass to pray?
Ah, well Muslims don't really need the compass to pray, they use
the compass to find out which direction to pray. Muslims have to
pray towards the direction of the Ka'aba. So they need to find out
where Mecca is, and pray towards the Ka'aba within Mecca. Nowadays,
we are more high tech. If you go on www.qiblalocater.com you can
find out which direction from your house, to Mecca. So we don't
need Compasses nowadays.
Asked in Islam, Saudi Arabia
Do Muslims pray to mecca and how often?
Yes. Muslims pray five times every day. Always facing mecca the
always need to know what direction it is facing. they carry prayer
rugs around with them so they can stop and pray where ever they
are.
Asked in Islam
What city where do Muslims pray five times a day?
Muslims anywhere everywhere are required; by Islam religion; to
pray five times a day.
They pray facing Mecca
Asked in Islam, Emaan
What direction do Muslims face when they pray?
It depends on where on the Planet Earth they live. All Muslims
must pray in the direction of the Qibla', that is the Kaaba in
Mecca.