If You Were To Face Mecca From Britain, Would You Be Facing The Southeast?

[Towsendrazor]

I really get confused with this direction name often. What direction is usually the Kaaba from England?

[Hopkirk]

South East is a pretty accurate description, I would say. It certainly looks like that on a flat map.

[Buenchico]

al-Kaʿbah al-Musharrafah is on a bearing of 119 degrees from London and 120 degrees from Edinburgh. i.e. south-east.

[Peter Pedant]

we have had this before
and 119 ' rings a bell -
which is almost exactly S.E

[sandyRoe]

And God knows it is the content of your heart rather than the accuracy of your compass that's the important thing.

[nailit]

Given the curvature of the Earth, your prayers would be heading straight out into space anyway.

[tomus42]

But you pray to the ground nailit, not looking straight forward, so as long as you get the direction right there's a good chance your prayers would go underground for a bit and surface in Mecca.

Anyway, God is everywhere apparently, so I'm sure he'll know who's prayed in the correct fashion and who hasn't. He's got a list, like Santa Claus.

[nailit]

But if you pray to the ground your prayers would go to the core of the Earth and end up in a molten lava...IE Hell. Not a good place for prayers ;-)

[Hopkirk]

I think if a Muslim believes they are praying towards Mecca, but are mistaken, they are automatically forgiven.

[nailit]

Imagine having to be forgiven because your geography is a little off.
What kind of god is this????