qibla /ˈkɪblə/ noun1 •The direction in which Muslims face while praying, currently determined as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca.The other mosques' qiblas are also in the 150°'s range, except for the Andalusian Mosque which has a qibla of 148° (table 7, fig. 17). — 1990 formsqiblas