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kiblah definition

kib·lah (kib′lä)

noun

the point, the Kaaba in Mecca, toward which Muslims turn when praying

Etymology: Ar qibla, something placed opposite < qabala, to be opposite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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