Because,
Before mecca to be the direction of worship, it was Jerusalem's Masjide Aqsa towards which Muslims use to worship.
Now throughout the world, every Muslim worship in the direction of Mecca. And second coming of Jesus is going to be in front of Masjide Aqsa (also known as baitul muqaddas) in Jerusalem.
From the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem to the Kaaba in Mecca the distance is 766.37 miles.
Mecca, Jerusalem
Mecca or Jerusalem
1103 miles
why did muhammad's turning from jerusalem and facing mecca is called a symbolic break with the past (a symbolic break would be a change with special meaning.why was this act significant.)
Jerusalem & Mecca & Medina
766 miles
actually our first holy land is mecca then almadina then al-quds ( Jerusalem )
because he wanted people to know his religious religion
Mosques, Mecca, Madinah, & Jerusalem
They are Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem.
they both are holy cities