Page 97 - Basic Tenets of Islam

HARUN YAHYA (ADNAN OKTAR)

- To wash the two hands, mouth, nostrils, face, arms,
wipe the head, ears, neck and wash the feet successively, and
not to change this order

- To rub the limbs washed
- To wash the limbs one right after another, with no
interval.

Qibla

The qibla is the Kaaba in the Masjid al-Haram in the city
of Mecca, and Muslims must face in that direction in

performing the prayer. The prayer, one of the five pillars of
Islam, is performed facing the qibla. It is revealed in the
Qur'an that the direction to be faced by Muslims in
performing the prayer is that of the Kaaba. Those Muslims
outside and far away from Mecca only need to face in the
direction of the qibla.
Islam regards the Kaaba as the centre of worship of Allah,
the One and Only, and commands Muslims to face in that

direction in order that there should be oneness, unison and
order among those performing the prayer and worshipers.
Facing in the direction of the qibla when performing the
prayer is an excellent example of remembering the Prophets
Abraham (pbuh) and Ishmael (pbuh), who restored the
Kaaba, and of drawing towards Allah. It is also best for
Muslims to face that direction when sleeping or eating. They
should also be placed to face the qibla when they are buried.

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