We prayed along with the Prophet (ﷺ) facing Jerusalem for sixteen or seventeen months. Then Allah
ordered him to turn his face towards the Qibla (in Mecca):--
"And from whence-so-ever you start forth (for prayers) turn your face in the direction of (the Sacred
Mosque of Mecca) Al-Masjid-ul Haram.." (2.149)
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 65, Hadith 19