Prayer: How Is Qiblah Determined and Prayer Performed at the North and South Poles?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Prayer: How Is Qiblah Determined and Prayer Performed at the North and South Poles?

English:

Question #367:

How is the direction of the qiblah determined and how should prayer be performed at the north and South Pole?

Answer #367:

The criterion in determining the direction of qiblah at the two Poles is to find the shortest line from the location of the praying person to the Ka‘bah passing on the surface of the earth and then, to face qiblah along that line.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Prayer