Free Qibla compass
Find the Qibla
The direction of the Ka'bah in Makkah from wherever you are. Allow location and Balum works out the bearing for your prayer.
How to use it: the gold needle points to the Qibla. If your phone's live compass is on, hold the phone flat and turn until the needle points straight up. Otherwise, face true North and turn to the angle shown. Metal, cases and indoor interference can affect any phone compass, so verify when you can.
What is the Qibla?
The Qibla is the direction Muslims face in prayer — towards the Ka'bah, the house of worship at the centre of the Masjid al-Haram in Makkah. Wherever you are on Earth, you turn to face it for every salah.
How the direction is found
This tool takes your location and calculates the shortest path along the curve of the Earth (the great-circle bearing) to the Ka'bah at 21.4225° N, 39.8262° E. That bearing, measured clockwise from North, is your Qibla.
Qibla questions, answered
What is the Qibla?
The direction Muslims face during prayer: towards the Ka'bah in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
How does this finder work?
It uses your device location to calculate the bearing from you to the Ka'bah, shown as an angle from North and on the compass. On supported phones, the compass rotates live with your heading.
Do I need an app?
No — it runs in your browser. Just allow location access. For a compass that travels with you offline, the Balum app has a built-in Qibla too.
The Qibla, always in your pocket
Balum has a built-in Qibla, prayer times, the Qur'an and du'as — free, no ads, privacy-first.
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