Dec 12, 2007

How to find the Qibla using the web

islamcrunch user Mikael Pittam islamcrunch comment Comments islamcrunch category Islam, Technology, Web 2.0

Many of us are familiar with finding the qibla in a hotel when visiting Muslim countries. Even more of us are familiar with using a pocket compass to find the direction of prayer in our homes and offices. Now, with an internet connection, you can find the Qibla via .

This service will be a practical tool for travelers or anyone needing to find the qibla in a new, unfamiliar region. In other words, no more excuses.

This reminds me of Shaykh Muhammad Al-Yaqoubi’s advice on finding the direction towards the right path using Islam as a guide: “Turn right, go straight”.

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Thanks to for the reminder, for developing QiblaLocator.com and to for the photo.

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  • Mahmoud
    Here's another. QiblaDirection.com. I quite like it because it's mobile phone friendly and also provides the prayer times for the location you specify.
  • ibnMasud
    QiblaDirection.com does not provide the correct location for the Qibla. It simply assumes that the world is flat and draws a line from point A to point B (Mecca). This is a common misconception in calculating the qibla, rising from the fact that all maps show the world as flat for ease of use, whereas it is in fact close to an Oblate spheroid (a rounded shape with a bulge around the equator). If you want to get a correct approximation of the qibla, take a blowup spherical world map and use a string to find the direction from the desired point to Mecca. You will then see that the calculations according to this site are incorrect.
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  • thanx
    god bless u
  • Zal
    Hello

    There is a new iPhone application doing it well

    try Qibla locator

    iTune store link : [url]http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=322517732&mt=8[/url]
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