The word Qiblah is used in the Quran to mean a focal point for prayer and in a more general sense as a focal point for hajj (pilgrimage). We read in verse 143 of Sura 2 that God has changed the Qiblah, and that in that change there was a test for the followers of the messenger: …
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“If you have any doubt regarding what We revealed to our servant, then produce one sura like these, and call upon your own witnesses against God, if you are truthful.” 2:23 For many centuries, the Arabic speaking Muslims have claimed that the challenge made by God in 2:23 is related to producing a book that …
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