http://blog.qiblalocator.com explained Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:25:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en That’s right. What you're seeing is the new qiblalocator blog. I’ve had almost no time in recent months to work on the site. But the response I've seen from you all is phenomenal. So I've decided that I will dedicate more of my free time towards this site. Insha’Allah. One of ... http://blog.qiblalocator.com/the-qiblalocator-blog/ The most reliable method to determine the direction of the Qibla is by looking at the Sun. Every year, because of the revolution of the Earth around the Sun and the inclination of the axis of rotation to the Ecliptic, the Sun is directly ABOVE THE KABAH only two times. May ... http://blog.qiblalocator.com/qibla-direction-using-the-sun/ The Qibla Locator has a new home today. www.qiblalocator.com. It will also be available from its previous location at ibnmasud.com/map.htm till it is fully indexed by google and others. The new domain was bought from Yahoo but the site itself is hosted on Dreamhost which also hosts ibnmasud.com. http://blog.qiblalocator.com/qibla-locator-has-a-new-home/ Several major display issues appearing on the Qibla Locator in Internet Explorer due to CSS have been fixed. One minor issue relating to the overview pane remains but I dont consider it much of a problem and will look to fix it sometimes in the future. It must be noted that ... http://blog.qiblalocator.com/qibla-locator-layout-in-ie-fixed/ With the new Google Maps API v2 released, I decided to update the Google Maps Qibla Locator with quite a few exciting new features. First and foremost is the ability to search by address using AJAX! This is possible thanks to the Yahoo! Geocode API. You can not only search ... http://blog.qiblalocator.com/google-maps-qibla-locator-updated/ You can post your questions and comments about the qiblalocator here. http://blog.qiblalocator.com/feedback/ I've been working on a little project utilizing the google maps api to make a Qibla direction locator. It works almost exactly like google maps except that it displays an overlay pointing towards the Qibla. The direction in degrees from true North is also given at the bottom of the ... http://blog.qiblalocator.com/google-maps-qibla-locator/