A Bahá'í Glossary
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Qiblih
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Pronunciation: keb-leh
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[Ar] The point of adoration; the direction in which people turn when praying. The Kaaba in Mecca is the Qiblih for Muslims; the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh at Bahjí is is the Qiblih for Bahá'ís.
[BD 191]
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Point of adoration; prayer-direction, toward which the faithful turn in prayer. The Most Holy Tomb of Bahá'u'lláh at Bahjí is "the heart and Qiblih of the Bahá'í world." (GBP 110, 277)
[BG 41]
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The direction to which people turn in prayer; especially Mecca, the Qublih of all Muḥammadans.
[DB 675]
 
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A Bahá'í Glossary
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