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qibla
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qibla [ˈkɪblə]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Islam) a variant of kiblah
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Noun1.qibla - the direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for their daily prayers
direction, way - a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home"
2.Qibla - a small terrorist group of Muslims in South Africa formed in the 1980s; was inspired by Ayatollah Khomeini to create an Islamic state in South Africa
act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
Republic of South Africa, South Africa - a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)


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Also, the mosque has also a prayer hall in which another hall is located called Quibla.
Palazzo Versace Gold Coast will strive to make GCC residents genuinely feel they have a home away from home by only serving Halal meat throughout all three hotel restaurants, indicating the direction of the Quibla in all rooms, providing prayer mats and Arabic newspapers on request, Arabic speaking staff and having Arabic channels on TV.
Palazzo Versace Gold Coast Hotel is popular among Middle Eastern travellers because all meat at the hotel is halal, from mid July to the end of August chefs prepare special Arabic dishes to add to the nightly buffet, each guest room in the hotel has a quibla, prayer mats and the Koran are available on request, plus the hotel fact sheet is available in Arabic.
 
 
 
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