Quiz 135 – Which direction did the Muslims in Madinah face in Salah before the Ka’bah?

Quiz 135 – Which direction did the Muslims in Madinah face in Salah before the Ka’bah?

Options are:

A) West

B) Masjid Al-Aqsa

C) Masjid-e-Nabwi

D) East

Correct Answer is :

B) Masjid Al-Aqsa

Description:

Initially, Muslims were commanded to pray facing Jerusalem, known as Masjid al-Aqsa. Later, the Qiblah was changed to the Ka’bah in Makkah, as revealed in Surah Al-Baqarah (2:144):
“So turn your face toward the Sacred Mosque (Ka’bah). And wherever you [believers] are, turn your faces toward it in prayer.”