Yesterday, a tweet has gone viral about a tweet by a Twitter user, @amrin_hidayat, talking about how significant the distance would be if you direct your Qibla wrongly, even by just 1 degree.
“Did you know that 1 degree of your Kiblah’s misdirection is the same as 120 km of you being away from Kaabah? Let’s check the Qibla in our houses. You can contact this Ustaz.”
In the tweet, he advertised a service made to accurately see where the direction of the Kaaba is. In the photo, the serviceman appears to use lasers and devices that would determine the exact coordinates of the Kaaba.
The tweet has received much criticism from people saying that it’s something that is unnecessary but is made to worry fellow Muslims.
The user then replied with a tweet saying that he wants to avoid misunderstandings, putting a link to the website for Mufti of Federal Territory. The link can be checked here.
“To avoid misunderstandings, I put a link from the website of the Mufti of The Federal Territory. I’m not an expert to explain this in-depth. Sorry if there is something wrong with my tweet. Wallahua’lam,” he added.
He also included another tweet, a picture from Mufti of Federal Territory regarding the Qibla issue. With the explanation by the Twitter user, it is hoped that what is conveyed is clear about the direction of Qibla.
Source: @amrin_hidayat, Mufti of Federal Territory