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Masjid al-Qiblatayn

Madinah
مسجد القبلتين

The "Mosque of the Two Qiblahs" in north-west Madinah.

Significance

Associated with the change of the qiblah from Jerusalem to the Kaʿbah in 2 AH: according to well-known reports, the congregation turned during the prayer when the news reached them.

References
Quran 2:144
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Prepared from standard seerah sources; pending scholar review.