Imam discovers worshippers at his mosque in Turkey have been praying in the wrong direction for 37 YEARS

*Muslims should kneel towards Mecca but they were 33 degrees out

*Celestial flaw noticed after 37 years by new imam

*White lines painted on the floor to point the faithful in the right direction

The mosque in Sugoren in the country's west was built incorrectly in 1981, the Hurriyet Daily News reported.

The new imam Isa Kaya, 24, addressed rumours of the design flaw and consulted with local muftis, the village elders.

The muftis said the Mihrab, a niche built into the Mosque's wall to indicate the direction of Mecca, was facing the wrong way.

It is thought that the mistake was a relic from the old mosque so villagers may have been praying in the wrong direction for many more years.

The faith says that prayers should be directed towards the Kaaba which sits at the centre of Islam's most sacred site in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

As a temporary solution Mr Kaya laid down arrows of white tape to point his flock right, the Hurriyet Daily News said.

'We have explained the situation to our congregation and most of them have reacted positively to our solution,' the imam told Demiroren News Agency on October 17.

Their prayers, which are said five times a day, are now being said as the Quran instructs.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6293737/Turkish-worshippers-prayed-wrong-direction-Mosque-nearly-four-decades.html?

Nice one from the young Imam

That doesn't stop God from accepting their prayer though.

May Almighty Allah accept our solat and answer our prayer.

Masha Allah

It happens

Subuhanallah

K

To comment I have to accept allah. Nawa for oga seun. Anyway what they don’t know won’t kill them. Atleast it wasn’t on purpose

Only Allah is perfect...

The deviation isn't a big deal. It has been said that if the deviation is less than 45 degrees, then there's no problem. Cos what a Muslim has to do is face the right direction. Cos the qiblah is the direction, not an exact point in space

Alhamdulilah. Thank God for the life of the Imam.

It happens every where. Thank God someone has made it right.

But it doesnt invalidate their prayer.

May Allah guide us aright.

What is this one saying?

kaluxy007:
So all those head slamming has gone like that...wasted??

kaluxy007:
So all those head slamming has gone like that...wasted??

Not wasted

ItzBIM:
Not all Muslim are terrorist but all terrorist are Muslim. Religion of peace Indeed.

Adolf Hitler became a Muslim when? educate me

You folks had better get that Mohammed story out of my profile, some way somehow I accidentally clicked it and I can't change it on my profile.



What you do about this complaint will go a long way to show me how peaceful your religion is.


Jesus all the Way

Peace!

yakamata:


stop being an idiot.
according to the Bible Jesus Christ "slammed " his head too.

I-Slam-ma-head-on-you my I-Slam-ist brother

You knew deep in your mind that i sound funny and you laughng haad now

AlhamduliLlahi

Thank God I can pray anywhere.

kaluxy007:
So all those head slamming has gone like that...wasted??

Subhanallah. May Allah guide us to the right part.