Face Qiblah while reading quran
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and Sisters,
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Assalaamualaikum
Brother
Brother i want to
know while reading Quraan we should face only Qiblaa or else we can face any
direction,can you please tell me i will be very thankful to you.
Thanking you,
Khuda hafiz
Sister
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Answer:
Face Qiblah while reading quran
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no
person, no grave, no prophet, no imam,
no dai, nobody!) worthy of
worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His
slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Allah Says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 2 Surah Baqarah verse 144: We see thee (O Mohamed) turning of thy face (for guidance) to the
heavens; now shall We turn thee to a
Qiblah that shall please thee. Turn
then thy face in the direction of the Sacred Mosque; wherever ye are, turn your faces in that direction. The People of the Book know well that that
is the truth from their Lord, nor is
Allah unmindful of what they do.
Turning the face towards the
Sacred Mosque is an obligatory condition only for starting one’s salaat or
prayer, not a condition for reciting
the Holy Quran. One may face any
direction one wills when reciting the Holy Quran.
Whatever written of
Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever
of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows
Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in
Islam,
Burhan