Wherever a person is in the world, he should face towards the Ka’bah when he is going to pray. The Ka’bah is in the sacred mosque of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Facing towards Qiblah (Ka’bah) is a very important condition of performance of prayer. However, if the person is in a place such as a desert, jungle, unknown strange city or a place where he does not know the direction of the Qiblah, he should try his best to find out the direction of Qiblah from others. However, if it is not possible then he should use his judgment and face in a direction which he thinks is that of Qiblah and Allah(swt) will accept his prayer.
It is important to start the prayer facing the direction of Qiblah and it does not matter if his direction changes while he is praying e.g. in a ship, a train or an airplane etc.
NOTE: Nowadays, a compass is available which gives the direction of Qiblah. In strange places and airplanes it is a useful instrument to possess.
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