and turned Muhammad toward a qiblah that pleased him, commanding him to turn his face toward the Sacred Mosque after previously commanding him and his community to pray toward Jerusalem. He prayed toward Jerusalem for ten-odd months after arriving in Medina, and had also prayed toward it before arriving there. It is reported that, while in Mecca, he would position himself with the Kaaba between him and al-Aqsā Mosque.

Since the qiblah is subject to abrogation and change and differs among religious communities, it must follow, on this assumption, that if the Throne or heaven were made the qiblah for supplication, this too could be changed and replaced. It would then be permissible to direct supplication to Allah toward the earth, and a person could supplicate to Him in any of the six directions, extending his hand and directing his gaze toward any of them. A particular direction could also be the qiblah for some supplicants but not others. This, even though it has been stated by more than