how do you know which way is mecca?

[digital planes]

when your praying, you have to face mecca everytime.
my question is, how do you know where to locate mecca from where you are, or how do you know where it is?  

[The Broken Winged Angel]

http://www.qiblalocator.com/

i hope this site helps. biggrin  

[Haha Coffee]

Well you can go on-line and find the Degrees to Mecca if you want then just carry around a cheap compass from there on in, there are also I-pod and Blackberry Applications that will tell you!

Failing that just have a good sense of direction, often ive had to make due with that.  

[The_Pathan]

lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i think u got a bad geography? :O

if u know what country u are, u must look at the sun and u will know what direction Kabah is smile

Some years ago i looked at google earth. Then i figuredout that we been praying wrong way. we prayed at Tunesia (south) while Mecca was abit more east from Denmark 3nodding  

[Geek Zombie]

and its fine if you prayed mistakenly, cause you did not know about it, Allah will accept your prayers, I had prayed to wrong direction mistakenly as well.  

[Scraps 2-point-0]

Having a good sense of geography helps, I think. I think most Mosques are/should be built so that you pray facing Mecca, anyway. Right?  

[Max-less]

I don't have to, because I live there.  

[The_Pathan]

well i don't always pray in mosque it's far away wink  

[Bharatiyaa_ larki]

Get a Qiblah compass.. here in America you face NE...

but yeah a Qiblah compass is the best way to go! 3nodding  

[Bharatiyaa_ larki]

The_Pathan

well i don't always pray in mosque it's far away wink

same here...  

[Call Me Apple]

Bharatiyaa_ larki

The_Pathan

well i don't always pray in mosque it's far away wink

same here...

Me too xD

I usually know where NE is because I usually know where I am. I use American interstates 3nodding Like I live near I-20 East, well, the high way goes east, so i pray that way and turn to my left slightly.

If I am in an unfamiliar place, i use a compass.  

[The_Pathan]

we dont got it  

[Starlyte3]

Bharatiyaa_ larki

Get a Qiblah compass.. here in America you face NE...

but yeah a Qiblah compass is the best way to go! 3nodding

they exist?! that's awesome, where do u get them?  

[The_Pathan]

We used to have a praying carpet with a compass on it, lol xD

but i can look at the sun, or shadow. Then i know where Mecca is smile  

[Starlyte3]

The_Pathan

We used to have a praying carpet with a compass on it, lol xD

but i can look at the sun, or shadow. Then i know where Mecca is smile

thts soo cool
well i donno if others in my area can, but personally i find theres too many buildings in the way