Significance of The Change of Qiblah

Two momentous events in the life of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) bear special significance as regards the institution of Prayer (salah) in Islam: The Miraj (the Prophet's Ascension) and the change of the qiblah from Jerusalem to Makkah.
There is general agreement among Muslim scholars that the Prophet's Night Journey and Ascension occurred in the month of Rajab, most probably on the 27^th of that month, about a year before the Hijrah (the Prophet's emigration from Makkah to Madinah); and the change of qiblah happened in the middle of Shaban, about sixteen months after the emigration.....learn more