Early Islamic Qiblas(Out of Print)
Originally published in 2017, this book introduced evidence that early Islamic mosques were not erroneously oriented as previously thought. Using modern technology and satellite imaging, Canadian historian Dan Gibson has discovered that early Islamic mosques were oriented to five different places.
For the first time in history Dan Gibson undertook a comprehensive survey of Islamic mosques from the first three centuries of Islam. Using this data, Gibson demonstrates that Muhammad and the first four caliphs all prayed towards a different place! This location was also the focus of their pilgrimage. Gibson believes that Muslims are disobeying their prophet by focusing their prayers on a Black Stone in Saudi Arabia, when the Qur’an commands them to face the original location.
This book is based on the 2017 data, which was used in the documentary film The Sacred City. Viewers of the film can investigate further arguments that were not included in the film. Complete with hundreds of images, charts, maps and footnotes, this volume challenges tradition Islamic history.
In 2024 this book went out of print, and was replaced by Let The Stones Speak. This new book uses the 2024 data which includes over 280 mosques. 68 of these face the Ka’ba in Petra, 42 face Gibson’s Parallel Qibla, 61 face Gibson’s Between Qibla, 7 appear to face Jerusalem, and 77 are unknown because they could not be accurately measured. These mosques can be viewed in the Online Qibla Database.
This book is available for free in PDF format. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD EARLY ISLAMIC QIBLAS
Early Islamic Qiblas
Hardcover: 308 pages
Publisher: Independent Scholar’s Press (May 31, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1927581222
ISBN-13: 978-1927581223
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.9 x 11 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
Hardcover: 308 pages
Publisher: Independent Scholar’s Press (May 31, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1927581222
ISBN-13: 978-1927581223
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.9 x 11 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
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