Quiz 73 – Which city was the first Qibla (direction of prayer) in Islam?
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B) Jerusalem
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The first Qibla for Muslims was Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Later, Allah commanded the change of the Qibla to the Kaaba in Mecca:
“So turn your face toward Al-Masjid al-Haram. And wherever you [believers] are, turn your faces toward it.” (Quran 2:144).
This change signified a pivotal moment in Islamic history, aligning the Muslim Ummah with the Kaaba, the holiest site in Islam.
Quiz 67 – Who was the companion known for compiling the first official Quran manuscript during the caliphate of Abu Bakr (R.A)?
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