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Miqat of the people of Medina , named Abyar 'Ali or Dhul-Hulayfah A mīqāt ( ; plural mawāqīt ( مَوَاقِيْت )) is the principal boundary point of an area, within which Muslim pilgrims on the Ḥajj must be in the state of Iḥrām (a state of consecration in which certain worldly activities are prohibited). These prohibited activities include clipping the nails, shaving any part of the body, having sexual relations; using perfumes, damaging plants, killing animals, covering one's head (for men) or one's face and hands (for women); getting married; or carrying weapons.1
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The opening as it stood in 2010
"a stated place") are the stations at which pilgrims on the Hajj , the pilgrimage to Mecca required of all able Muslims , put on ihrām , the pilgrim's garment. Five of these stations were set up by Muhammad , a sixth being added later for the convenience of travellers from India and points further east. The stations are as follows: Zu 'l-Hulafa , serving pilgrims coming from Medina Juhfa , for Syria Qarnu 'l-Manāzil , for those coming from Najd Yalamlam , for Yemen Thaneim , for Mecca Zāt-i-'Irq , for 'Iraq Ibrahīm Mursīa , catering to travellers arriving by sea from India
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Miqat the people of Medina , Named Abiar_Ali or Zu_'l-Hulafa Mīqāt ( meaning "a stated place") are the stations at which pilgrims on the Hajj , the pilgrimage to Mecca required of all able Muslims , put on ihrām , the pilgrim's garment. Five of these stations were set up by Muhammad , a sixth being added later for the convenience of travelers from India and points further east. The stations are as follows: Zu 'l-Hulafa , serving pilgrims coming from Medina Juhfa , for Syria Qarnu 'l-Manāzil , for those coming from Najd Yalamlam , for Yemen Thaneim , for Mecca Zāt-i-'Irq , for 'Iraq No one is allowed to pass these places without ihram as Muhammad has stated for whoever that wants to perform hajj.
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Boundary marker for Islamic pilgrims The miqat ( ) is a principal boundary at which Muslim pilgrims 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 ( مَوَاقِيْت ).Four of these were defined by the Islamic prophet Muhammad .One was defined by the second Rashidun caliph , Umar ibn Al-Khattab , to fulfill the needs of pilgrims from the newly annexed regions in Mesopotamia .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Boundary marker for Islamic pilgrims The miqat ( Arabic : مِيْقَات , romanized : mīqāt , lit. ' a stated place ' ) is a principal boundary at which Muslim pilgrims 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 ( مَوَاقِيْت ). Four of these were defined by the Islamic prophet Muhammad . One was defined by the second Rashidun caliph , Umar ibn Al-Khattab , to fulfill the needs of pilgrims from the newly annexed regions in Mesopotamia and Persia .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “principal boundary at which muslim pilgrims intending to perform the ḥajj or ʿ umrah must enter the state of iḥ”. Today it says “principal boundary at which muslim pilgrims intending to perform the hajj or umrah must enter the state of ihra”. Read the current article and compare.
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principal boundary at which muslim pilgrims intending to perform the ḥajj or ʿ umrah must enter the state of iḥ
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principal boundary at which muslim pilgrims intending to perform the hajj or umrah must enter the state of ihra
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