The miqat
( ar, مِيْقَات, lit=a stated place, translit=mīqāt) is a principal boundary at which
Muslim pilgrim
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s intending to perform the ''
Ḥajj'' or ʿ
Umrah must enter the state of ''
iḥrām'' (
lit. 'prohibition')'','' a state of consecration in which certain permitted activities are made prohibited.
There are five ''mawāqīt'' (). Four of these were defined by the
Islamic
prophet
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Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mo ...
. One was defined by the second
Rashidun caliph
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,
Umar
ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate ...
ibn Al-Khattab, to fulfill the needs of pilgrims from the
newly annexed regions in
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia ''Mesopotamíā''; ar, بِلَاد ٱلرَّافِدَيْن or ; syc, ܐܪܡ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ, or , ) is a historical region of Western Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the ...
.
List
The ''mawāqīt'' are as follows:
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, Road 4347 (), near
Ash-Shafa
, SE
,
Yemen
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...
, -
, Dhat Irq
, Road 4281 near As-Sayl al-Kabir
, NE
, Umar ibn Al-Khattab
,
Iran
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and
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
, -
, Al-Juhfah
,
Rabigh
, NW
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,
Ash-Shām (
Syria,
Palestine,
Jordan
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, etc.)
, -
, Dhul-Hulayfah
,
Masjid ash-Shajarah
, N
,
Medina
Medina,, ', "the radiant city"; or , ', (), "the city" officially Al Madinah Al Munawwarah (, , Turkish: Medine-i Münevvere) and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (, ), is the second-holiest city in Islam, and the capital of the ...
If a pilgrim intends to perform an additional 'Umrah, then ''ihram'' must be assumed outside the boundary of the
Haram area before re-entering Mecca to carry out the rites of 'Umrah. Many pilgrims choose to enter into the state of
ihram at Masjid 'Aisha, which is the nearest and most convenient location from ''
Al-Masjid Al-Haram''. The condition to perform 'Umrah from this miqat is that one should be a resident of Mecca, and/or have entered into Mecca for more than 15 days. Transportation to get to this location is readily available near the mosque. Additional 'Umrah, if a person so intends, can also be done by assuming ''Ihram'' at any of the five main miqats.
''Mīqāt Yalamlam'' ( ar, مِيْقَات يَلَمْلَم) is the assigned Miqat for all pilgrims coming from all regions located to the south of Mecca, particularly
Yemen
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...
. Miqat Yalamlam is nowadays a small ''
souq'' with a mosque in the
Province of Mecca. It is situated around southwest of
Mecca
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, and north of
Al Lith. Miqat Yalamlam is historically is the sole of Wadi Yalamlam. The current location is assigned by the Saudi government to be near the
Red Sea
The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ''Phiom Enhah'' or ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ ''Phiom ǹšari''; ...
coastal road (National Road No. 5), at a location called ''Saʿyā'' ().
Scholarly opinion on entering ihram in the air
Islamic scholarly opinion on how to enter ''ihram'' while flying in for the Hajj or Umrah slightly differs between
ulama. Most interpret the
hadith
Ḥadīth ( or ; ar, حديث, , , , , , , literally "talk" or "discourse") or Athar ( ar, أثر, , literally "remnant"/"effect") refers to what the majority of Muslims believe to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approva ...
in
Sahih Bukhari, Book 25, Hadith 14, which was narrated by
'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas, as meaning it is necessary to wear and assume ''ihram'' when leaving one's home. Others see wearing one's ''ihram'' before one's plane enters the miqat zone to be permissible too. A line drawn from the southernmost miqat at Yalamlam to the northwestern miqat at Juhfah puts
Jeddah in the zone. Conventionally, pilots carrying pilgrims announce entering the miqat about 30 minutes prior, so that pilgrims can go to the
lavatory
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*Toilet, the plumbing fixture
*Toilet (room), containing a toilet
*Public toilet
*Aircraft lavatory, the public toilet on an aircraft
*Latrine, a rudimentary toilet
*A lavatorium, the washing facility in a mon ...
and change.
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