Islam’s change of prayer direction formalized its break from Judaism

Evidence

Some scholars have suggested that this represents a break with Judaism following the collapse of the Muslim-Jewish alliance in Medina. The Koran explains that the Ka’ba was built by Abraham and his son Ishmael. — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 227

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the existing Islam-West genealogical claims in Anidjar/Aziz/Razack about Islam’s self-definition against Judaism; the qibla shift parallels later distinction-building against Christianity in the vault.