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Noun: qibla  ki-blu
  1. The direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for their daily prayers
Noun: Qibla
  1. A small terrorist group of Muslims in South Africa formed in the 1980s; was inspired by Ayatollah Khomeini to create an Islamic state in South Africa

Derived forms: qiblas

Type of: direction, foreign terrorist organisation [Brit], foreign terrorist organization, FTO, terrorist group, terrorist organisation [Brit], terrorist organization, way

Encyclopedia: Qibla