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**zlopikanikanz** · 04-07-2012, 01:15 PM

Shafi'i madhhab is very specific about praying in the most accurate qiblah direction possible. If I understand what brother Basil is suggesting, they probably arrive at their qiblah direction by using a flattened map, rather than seeing the earth as a round object. For example, here in southeastern Canada, we pray facing north east. According to people who follow a flat map, the correct direction would be south east. Now, there is leeway on this in the Hanafi madhhab, but there isn't much in the Shafi'i madhhab.

There is a difference between direction and shortest distance brother, everyone used to pray southeast before 30-40 years ago (i can only say about ontario for sure though). i dont really want to get into an argument though, since im not a scholar or someone very learned myself.

04-07-2012, 01:15 PM	#18
zlopikanikanz Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 625 Senior Member	Shafi'i madhhab is very specific about praying in the most accurate qiblah direction possible. If I understand what brother Basil is suggesting, they probably arrive at their qiblah direction by using a flattened map, rather than seeing the earth as a round object. For example, here in southeastern Canada, we pray facing north east. According to people who follow a flat map, the correct direction would be south east. Now, there is leeway on this in the Hanafi madhhab, but there isn't much in the Shafi'i madhhab. There is a difference between direction and shortest distance brother, everyone used to pray southeast before 30-40 years ago (i can only say about ontario for sure though). i dont really want to get into an argument though, since im not a scholar or someone very learned myself.
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