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Petra Vs Mecca | Qibla debate

There is a documentary on YouTube that has 10 million views, which makes the case that the original qibla (the direction of prayer for Muslims) was Petra and not Mecca. This theory is put forward by the orientalist historian Dan Gibson. pic.twitter.com/EJMpP88J8d

— Akbar Zab (@ZabAkbar) September 7, 2023