How can I find the Qibla direction without having a compass or knowing the direction of North?
A. Click on ‘Map’ under the ‘Qibla’ panel on the right-hand side of the main page. A new window pops up. There, you can input your address and click on ‘Go.’ You can zoom-in to see the direction of the Qibla with respect to the streets around your location. You can also drag and move the Qibla indicator on the map. Click on Sat on the map to get the satellite image. Q. It looks like your formula for the Qibla calculation is faulty and misleading. To verify my comment, please check it in your website by setting your location to Tokyo, Japan. A. For more clarification, I have provided you the following example for North America. This could be the case for your location too. “The controversy of Qibla from North America surfaces from time to time. One group of people favors the direction of South-East, and another group favors North-East. Those who favor South-East are mislead by looking at the flat map with an argument that Makkah is south and east of North America. They are under a falla
