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most-recent A sine on the road to Mecca A sine on the road to Mecca https://www.islamicity.org/5434/a-sine-on-the-road-to-mecca/ 5434 3710 0 Aug 12 2013 July 31, 2013 {wpcf-soft-date engaged} /global/images/photo/IC-Articles/Lunar_eclipse_al-BiruniIC__600x423.JPG <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-BEGIN--><a href="https://www.islamicity.org/5434/a-sine-on-the-road-to-mecca/"><img src='https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/Lunar_eclipse_al-BiruniIC__600x423.JPG&w=500&h=281&q=100' class="thumbnailpostcontent" ></a> <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-END--> https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/Lunar_eclipse_al-BiruniIC__600x423.JPG&w=500&h=281&q=100 Dana Mackenzie By: Dana Mackenzie   Source: American Scientist Dana Mackenzie American Scientist Faith & Spirituality, Featured, Nature & Science Makkah (Mecca), Mathematics, Qibla faith featured nature makkah-mecca mathematics qibla For centuries, Muslims all over the world have obeyed this command from the Koran, facing Mecca five times a day for prayer. But for a Muslim who is thousands of miles from Mecca, finding the right direction to pray--the qibla, or "sacred direction"--is not so easy. It has even been a source of controversy. 1 Makkah (Mecca) Makkah (Mecca) 16 Warning: Array to string conversion in F:\inetpub\wwwroot\Accounts\IslamiCity.org\wp-content\themes\plain-child\blueprint\shortcode-output\query\system-parts\cell-part-1.php on line 1040 Array 1 1 1 1 1 cell-cell-owl.php filter 1 same-as-desktop 1