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The opening as it read in 2005
Ihram clothing includes men's and women’s garments worn by Muslim pilgrims during the annual Hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca . The men’s garments consist of two unhemmed towelling sheets and are universal in appearance. The women’s clothing, however, varies considerably and reflects regional as well as religious influences. The clothing is intended to make everyone appear the same, as in the eyes of God. There are also certain behaviors that are expected and forbidden once the ihram is donned. Although it is simply be an item of clothing to be worn during the pilgrimage, there are many competing views on the proper wearing of the ihram.1
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This is a sub-article of Hajj and Islamic cleanliness .Ihram (إحرام iḥrām , from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-R-M ) is, in Islam , a sacred state which a Muslim must enter in order to perform the major pilgrimage ( Hajj ) or the minor pilgrimage ( Umrah ).A pilgrim must enter into this state before crossing the pilgrimage boundary, known as Miqat , by performing the cleansing rituals and wearing the prescribed attire .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
This is a sub-article of Hajj and Islamic hygienical jurisprudence .Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay'ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e Ihram (إحرام iḥrām , from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-R-M ) is, in Islam , a sacred state which a Muslim must enter in order to perform the major pilgrimage ( Hajj ) or the minor pilgrimage ( Umrah ). A pilgrim must enter into this state before crossing the pilgrimage boundary, known as Miqat , by performing the cleansing rituals and wearing the prescribed attire .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
This is a sub-article of Hajj and Islamic hygienical jurisprudence . Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay'ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e Ihram ( , from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-R-M ) is, in Islam , a sacred state which a Muslim must enter in order to perform the major pilgrimage ( Ḥajj ) or the minor pilgrimage ( ʿ Umrah ). A pilgrim must enter into this state before crossing the pilgrimage boundary, known as Mīqāt , by performing the cleansing rituals and wearing the prescribed attire .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Sacred state This is a sub-article of Hajj and Islamic hygienical jurisprudence . Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay'ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e Ihram ( , from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-R-M ) is, in Islam , a sacred state which a Muslim must enter in order to perform the major pilgrimage ( Ḥajj ) or the minor pilgrimage ( ʿ Umrah ). A pilgrim must enter into this state before crossing the pilgrimage boundary, known as Mīqāt , by performing the cleansing rituals and wearing the prescribed attire .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Sacred state This is a sub-article of Hajj and Islamic hygienical jurisprudence . Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay'ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e Ihram ( Arabic : إِحْرَام , romanized : iḥrām , from the Semitic root Ḥ-R-M ) is a sacred state which a Muslim must enter to perform the Ḥajj (major pilgrimage) or ʿ Umrah (minor pilgrimage) in Islam .A pilgrim must enter into this state before crossing the pilgrimage boundary known as the Miqat by performing the cleansing rituals and wearing the prescribed Ihram clothing .
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