assalamualaikum,
need some help here.
i recently moved to a new place. i need to find the direction of the qibla.
any of u know how this could be done?
i was thinking of going to the local mosque and see if they can let me borrow a qibla compass.
And which way would you pray if you were on MOON?? hmm makes me think.
Re: direction of qibla
Question: What is correct Qibla direction from North America, North-East or South-East? Some people show on the flat map that Qibla should be South-East.
Answer: Earth is NOT flat as some people still believe. No one can give them knowledge except Allah. But those who ponder on this have clearly seen that the earth is approximately round. Earth’s shadow on moon is visible at Moon Eclipse, and it is always round. Other proofs of roundness are observations; when a sailing- away ship is seen on the horizon for a distance it vanishes slowly going below horizon, etc.
For Qibla direction, when people debate the direction for North America as being North-East or South-East, the problem is lack of understanding that the earth is not flat so you should not look at flat map. The round earth gives a different perspective. If you look at the globe then may be you will see that the direction from Alaska to Makkah is due North, although Makkah is South of Alaska. If there were a minaret over Ka’bah that was so high that it reaches the sky, then you could see it from Nova Scotia and it would be in North-East direction. In fact the sun comes approximately overhead above Ka’bah on two dates every year. That is like a minaret over ka’bah. Read about it on my Qibla direction page
And you will understand the correct direction of Qibla, from North America in general is North-East, except on North-west corner of USA and Alaska where Qibla is almost North.
Also read: Moonsighting.com Qibla Direction
taken from: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT QIBLA DIRECTION
Question: How a person would find Qibla direction from another planet or from space?
Answer: From another planet or in space, one would face a line in space that goes exactly above Ka’bah (This line is the one that connects Ka’bah to Bait-ul-Ma’moor in the heavens). By 3-D trigonometry, it can be calculated from any point in space, how to face such a line. Even on earth we face the same line, not the ka’bah itself.
Taken from: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT QIBLA DIRECTION
Brother K-2, but Al-Qibla in North America has always been to the South East.
It's easy to know how Qibla is. Just find the east and direct your LEFT shoulder to the east and pray.