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Change of Qibla

Originally the Qibla for Muslims was Jerusalem. Then it was changed to Makkah. My question is why did it change? What was the significance of having it be Jerusalem in the beginning when the Ka'bah was never in Jerusalem and was always in Makkah? Is this one of those things that only Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) has the answer to, like the meaning of the "separated letters" that begin some surahs of the Quran?

Aside from the 5 daily prayers for witch you always have to face Mecca, can you face Jerusalem for your other prayers, is it halal? Do even prayers for which you have to face Jerusalem even exist. And while we're on the topic, are there prayers where you don't have to face Mecca? This may sound stupid to some people, but hey, curiosity isn't a bad thing... most of the time.

Is it permissible to intentionally deviate from the real direction of qibla (under 45 deg) if we have known that? The mosque I usually take a prayer in has a direction marks towards qibla and everyone does take a prayer based on that mark, but it i have discovered with a compass that the actual qibla is actually slightly deviated from the mark. Since I know that fact, is it obligatory for me to take a qibla with the direction of the compass or may I still utilize that mark and do a namaz with slight deviation? Shukran

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Sallam, Serious but ridiculous question, what is the Qibla in North America? I just Googled it and it said South-East and I have been prayer North-East all my life. Also I've been praying with the wrong Qibla at work for the longest time, so before I correct it I need to know what the Qibla is.