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==Occasion of Revelation== | ==Occasion of Revelation== | ||
According to sources of exegesis, the Verse of Qibla was revealed in order to change the Qibla of Muslims from Jerusalem to the [[Ka'ba]]. After the migration of Muslims to Medina, Jewish residents of the city took the direction of Muslims towards Jerusalem to be evidence that Islam was not an authentic religion. They asked: | According to sources of exegesis, the Verse of Qibla was revealed in order to change the Qibla of Muslims from Jerusalem to the [[Ka'ba]]. After the migration of Muslims to Medina, Jewish residents of the city took the direction of Muslims towards Jerusalem to be evidence that Islam was not an authentic religion. They asked: "if [[Muhammad (s)]] has brought a new religion, so why does he say [[prayers]] towards our Qibla?" According to some hadiths, this and other factors led the Prophet (s) to wish that the Ka'ba were the Qibla for Muslims, but he never expressed his wish to God. The verse points to the Prophet’s (s) expectation for the change of Qibla. | ||
The exegetes have two views concerning the reason why the Prophet (s) was looking at the sky: | The exegetes have two views concerning the reason why the Prophet (s) was looking at the sky: | ||