kiblahn.

Brit.

/ˈkɪblə/, U.S.

/ˈkɪblə/

Forms: Also kebl, kebla, keblah, kebleh, kibla, kiblé, qibla(h.

Etymology: < Arabic qiblah, that which is placed opposite, < qabala to be opposite.

a. The point (the temple at Mecca) to which Muslims turn at prayer. Also transferred.For a short period in the early history of Islam the kiblah was at Jerusalem.

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society > faith > worship > prayer > [noun] > point to which Muslims turn at prayer

kiblah1704

1704 J. Pitts True Acct. Mohammetans vi. 40 They all stand with their Faces one way, i.e. toward the Kiblah, or the Temple at Mecha.

1740 W. Stukeley Stonehenge v. 24 A kebla, or a place towards which we are to address the Deity.

1825 W. Scott Talisman iii, in Tales Crusaders III. 91 The Moslem turned towards his kebla, the point to which the prayer of each follower of the prophet was to be addressed.

1854 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity III. vii. vi. 225 The prophet had wavered between Jerusalem and Mecca as the Kebla of prayer for his disciples.

1876 R. D. Osborn Islam under Arabs i. iii. 82 There have been few incidents more disastrous in their consequences to the human race than this decree of Muhammad changing the kibla from Jerusalem to Mekka.

1883 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 553/2 Mohammed..altered the direction of prayer (ḳibla)..towards Mecca.

1883 E. O'Donovan Merv Oasis xi. 106 Other pilgrims were standing on their little carpets with their faces towards the keblah..commencing their evening devotions.

1895 A. Menzies Hist. Relig. 231 This setting of a new ‘kiblah’, as it is called, declared that Islam..had an Arab not a Jewish centre.

1902 M. Roberts Immortal Youth i. 1 Ah, yes, to be in London, at the centre of things,..at the kebleh of the universe.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 420/2 In prayer the worshipper faces the qibla.

1973 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Dec. 1590/1 A concatenation of aisles on one side of the building indicated the qiblah.

1973 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Dec. 1590/5 Attested early associations with ‘David's Sanctuary’ and the first Qiblah.

b. A niche in a Muslim building on the side towards Mecca.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > other parts > [noun] > niche

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [noun] > niche

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1775 R. Chandler Trav. Asia Minor xxxiii. 116 The inside is mean, except the kiblé or portion toward Mecca.

1825 J. M. Sherer Scenes & Impressions Egypt & Italy 78 We alighted at a cool, clean serai..having its kiblah in the wall.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	kiblah
释义	kiblahn. Brit. /ˈkɪblə/, U.S. /ˈkɪblə/ Forms: Also kebl, kebla, keblah, kebleh, kibla, kiblé, qibla(h. Etymology: < Arabic qiblah, that which is placed opposite, < qabala to be opposite. a. The point (the temple at Mecca) to which Muslims turn at prayer. Also transferred.For a short period in the early history of Islam the kiblah was at Jerusalem. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > prayer > [noun] > point to which Muslims turn at prayer kiblah1704 1704 J. Pitts True Acct. Mohammetans vi. 40 They all stand with their Faces one way, i.e. toward the Kiblah, or the Temple at Mecha. 1740 W. Stukeley Stonehenge v. 24 A kebla, or a place towards which we are to address the Deity. 1825 W. Scott Talisman iii, in Tales Crusaders III. 91 The Moslem turned towards his kebla, the point to which the prayer of each follower of the prophet was to be addressed. 1854 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity III. vii. vi. 225 The prophet had wavered between Jerusalem and Mecca as the Kebla of prayer for his disciples. 1876 R. D. Osborn Islam under Arabs i. iii. 82 There have been few incidents more disastrous in their consequences to the human race than this decree of Muhammad changing the kibla from Jerusalem to Mekka. 1883 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 553/2 Mohammed..altered the direction of prayer (ḳibla)..towards Mecca. 1883 E. O'Donovan Merv Oasis xi. 106 Other pilgrims were standing on their little carpets with their faces towards the keblah..commencing their evening devotions. 1895 A. Menzies Hist. Relig. 231 This setting of a new ‘kiblah’, as it is called, declared that Islam..had an Arab not a Jewish centre. 1902 M. Roberts Immortal Youth i. 1 Ah, yes, to be in London, at the centre of things,..at the kebleh of the universe. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 420/2 In prayer the worshipper faces the qibla. 1973 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Dec. 1590/1 A concatenation of aisles on one side of the building indicated the qiblah. 1973 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Dec. 1590/5 Attested early associations with ‘David's Sanctuary’ and the first Qiblah. b. A niche in a Muslim building on the side towards Mecca. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > other parts > [noun] > niche mihrab1662 kiblah1775 fenestella1797 butsudan1822 prayer niche1872 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [noun] > niche cant1604 niche1610 nesset1614 nest1640 aedicula1672 retreat1687 retirement1726 kiblah1775 alcove1786 inset1829 aedicule1832 niche work1848 niche ornament1851 niche-band1867 tabernacle-niche1886 1775 R. Chandler Trav. Asia Minor xxxiii. 116 The inside is mean, except the kiblé or portion toward Mecca. 1825 J. M. Sherer Scenes & Impressions Egypt & Italy 78 We alighted at a cool, clean serai..having its kiblah in the wall. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1704
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