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Qibla compass



A qibla compass or qiblih compass (sometimes also called qibla/qiblih indicator) is a modified compass designed to indicate the direction of prayer. In Islam, this direction is the qibla, pointing to Mecca and specifically to the Ka'abah; In the Bahá'í Faith, this direction is to the Qiblih, pointing to the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh which is in Akká in present-day Israel.



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