#23 Qibla

Book of Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh))

(18) "For every nation there is a direction to which they face (in their prayers)..." (V.2:148)hadith 4492

Narrated Al-Bara:

We prayed along with the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم) facing Jerusalem for sixteen or seventeen months. Then Allah ordered him to turn his face towards the Qibla (in Mecca):-- "And from whence-so-ever you start forth (for prayers) turn your face in the direction of (the Sacred Mosque of Mecca) Al-Masjid-ul Haram.." (2.149)