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  2. Qibla - Wikipedia

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    The qibla (Arabic: قِبْلَة, lit. 'direction') is the direction towards the Kaaba in the Sacred Mosque in Mecca, which is used by Muslims in various religious contexts, particularly the direction of prayer for the salah. In Islam, the Kaaba is believed to be a sacred site built by prophets Abraham and Ishmael, and that its use as the ...

  3. Masjid al-Qiblatayn - Wikipedia

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    The Masjid al-Qiblatayn (Arabic: مسجد القبلتين, lit. 'Mosque of the Two Qiblas', Hejazi Arabic pronunciation: [mas.dʒɪd al.ɡɪb.la.teːn]), also spelt Masjid al-Qiblatain, [1] is a mosque in Medina believed by Muslims to be the place where the final Islamic prophet, Muhammad, received the command to change the Qibla (direction of prayer) from Jerusalem to Mecca. The mosque was ...

  4. Quba Mosque - Wikipedia

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    The Quba Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد قُبَاء, romanized: Masjid Qubāʾ) is a mosque located in Medina, in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia, built in the lifetime of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the 7th century C.E. [1][2][3] It is thought to be the first mosque in the world, built on the first day of Muhammad's emigration to Medina. [4][5] Its first stone is said to have been laid ...

  5. Islamic toilet etiquette - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Islamic toilet etiquette is a set of personal hygiene rules in Islam that concerns going to the toilet. This code of Islamic hygienical jurisprudence is called Qaḍāʾ al-Ḥāǧa (Arabic: قضاء الحاجة). Personal hygiene is mentioned in a single verse of the Quran in the context of ritual purification from a minor source of ...

  6. Prostration of thanksgiving - Wikipedia

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    The Shafi'is and Hanbalis stated that the prostration of thanksgiving is required the same conditions as for Salah prayer, like ritual purity, ghusl and wudu or tayammum, facing the direction of qibla, covering the intimate parts in Islam, and avoiding najassa and impurity.

  7. Canonization of Islamic scripture - Wikipedia

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    Hadith (the record of the words, actions, and the silent approval of Muhammad) [2] are also considered by many to be divine revelation, directing Muslims on a broader number of rules than the Quran, including the rules of Sharia (Islamic law). [3] The major compilations, especially that of the Six Books, primarily took place in the ninth century, with their canonization occurring later. The ...

  8. Naskh (tafsir) - Wikipedia

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    Naskh (tafsir) Naskh (نسخ) is an Arabic word usually translated as "abrogation". In tafsir, or Islamic legal exegesis, naskh recognizes that one rule might not always be suitable for every situation. In the widely recognized [1] and "classic" form of naskh, [2][3] one ḥukm "ruling" is abrogated to introduce an exception to the general rule ...

  9. Ritual purity in Islam - Wikipedia

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    The fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) is based on admonitions in the Quran for Muslims to be ritually clean whenever possible, [citation needed] as well as in hadith literature (words, actions, or habits of the Islamic prophet Muhammad).