قبلہ

qibla (for A. قبلة qiblat, fr. qabl), s.m. Anything opposite;—that part to which Muslims turn their faces when at prayer; the temple of the Kabain Mecca; Mecca;—an altar, a temple; an object of veneration or reverence; a father; a king, etc.; (by way of respectful address) Father! Worship! Sire!—qibla-ě-ḥājāt, s.m. What is looked to for the attainment of (one's) necessities or desires; one who supplies (another's) needs:—qibla-rū, s.m. & f. One whose face is turned to the qibla:—qibla-ě-’ālam, s.m. 'The qiblaof the world' (a title of Eastern monarchs), his Majesty; your Majesty;—qibla-ě-kaunain, s.m. 'The qiblaof both worlds'; Moḥammad; a father:—qiblagāh, s.f. The place turned to when at prayer;—s.m. A father; one venerated and beloved:—qibla-numā, s.m. lit.'Showing the qibla'; an instrument by which Muhammadans at a distance from Mecca ascertain the direction of the qibla;—a mariner's compass.