- KEBLAH
- the point of the compass to which people turn their faces when they worship, as the Mohammedans do to Mecca when they pray.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. James Wood. 1907.
KEBLAH
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Keblah — (arab.), so v.w. Kiblah … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
keblah — /keb leuh/, n. kiblah. * * * … Universalium
keblah — /keb leuh/, n. kiblah … Useful english dictionary
Kiblah — Kib lah, n. See {Keblah}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Baukunst — Baukunst, I. die Kunst, allerhand Werke zur Bewohnung, zu Versammlungen, zur Aufbewahrung, zur Communication etc. auf u. auszuführen. Ihre höchste Aufgabe hat die B. A) als B. im engeren Sinne (Hoch B.); dieselbe beschäftigt sich mit Bauwerken,… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
kiblah — /kib leuh/, n. Islam. qibla. Also, keblah, kibla. [1730 40; < Ar qiblah] * * * … Universalium
kibla — ● qibla ou kibla nom féminin invariable (mot arabe) Direction de La Mecque, vers laquelle les musulmans se tournent pour la prière. ⇒KIBLA, subst. fém. RELIG. Point du ciel indiquant la direction de La Mecque, et vers lequel se tournent les… … Encyclopédie Universelle
CAABA — an ancient Arab temple, a small square structure in the grand mosque of Mecca, with a mysterious black stone, probably an aerolite, built in it, on which all pilgrims who visit the shrine imprint a kiss; the Keblah of all Moslem, the eyes of… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
MECCA — the birthplace of Mahomet, the Holy City and Keblah of the Moslems, the capital of Hedjaz and the true capital of Arabia; in the midst of sandy valleys, and 60 m. distant from Jeddah, its port; a city to which every true Mussulman must make a… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
