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qibla

UK/ˈkɪblə/ US/ˈqibla/ uncommon

noun

1.

the direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for their daily prayers

2.

a small terrorist group of Muslims in South Africa formed in the 1980s; was inspired by Ayatollah Khomeini to create an Islamic state in South Africa

Origin

Borrowed from Arabic قِبْلَة (qibla, “which is opposite”).

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