Metrotvnews.com, Jakarta: The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) to clarify the issue of a shift in direction direction as far as 30 centimeters to the right of the starting position. Vice Chairman of the MUI Fatwa Commission Yakup Mustafa Ali, said this shift is based on calculations performed with the measuring method of the satellite.
According to Ali Mustafa, the shift caused by the earthquake that occurred some time ago. In addition, the shift plate also affects the direction of the world's mecca. Ali Mustafa mosque manager recommends only change the qibla direction without dismantling the building.
Related to this shift, the MUI fatwa stating make Qiblah direction leading to the temple of the Holy Land in Saudi Arabia. For Muslims in Indonesia Qibla direction it is facing west. This is because the geographical position of Indonesia in the eastern part of the temple .(***)Arah Kiblat Bergeser 30 Centimeter
