Wikipedia's first sentence called it “put on) for those going to mecca for umrah or hajj”. Today it says “miqat and mosque in abyār ʿalī”.
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Miqats for Muslims on pilgrimage to Mecca for umrah or hajj The Mīqāt Dhu al-Ḥulayfah ( Arabic : مِيْقَات ذُو ٱلْحُلَيْفَة , romanized : Masjid ash-Shajarah , lit. ' Mosque of the Tree ' ), also known as Masjid Dhu al-Hulayfah ( Arabic : مَسْجِد ذُو ٱلْحُلَيْفَة ), is a miqat and mosque in Abyār ʿAlī, Medina , Saudi Arabia . The miqat mosque is located west of Wadi al-'Aqiq , where the final Islamic prophet , Muhammad , entered the state of ihram before performing ' Umrah , after the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah . The mosque is located 7 km (4.3 miles) SW of the Al-Masjid an-Nabawi and was defined by Muhammad as the miqat for those willing to perform the Hajj or Umrah pilgrimages from Medina. It is the second-largest miqat mosque after the Miqat Qarn al-Manazil in As-Sayl al-Kabir .
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Masjid-u-Shajarah (mosque of the tree) is a miqat (place where ihram is put on) for those going to Mecca for umrah or hajj . Abar Ali is the name of a place where Masjid-u-Shajarah is situated, 7 km outside of Medina in Dhul Hulaifah.
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Place in Medina, Saudi Arabia Masjid-u-Shajarah (mosque of the tree) is one of several Miqats (place where ihram is put on) for Muslims on pilgrimage to Mecca for umrah or hajj . Abar Ali is the name of a place where Masjid-u-Shajarah is situated, 7 km outside of Medina in Dhul Hulaifah.
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One of several Miqats for Muslims on pilgrimage to Mecca for umrah or hajj Place in Medina, Saudi Arabia Masjid ash-Shajarah ( ) is located at Dhul-Ḥulayfah ( مِيْقَات ذُو ٱلْحُلَيْفَة ), one of several Miqats (places where the ihram is put on) for Muslims on pilgrimage to Mecca for ' Umrah or Ḥajj , near Medina in the Hejaz , Saudi Arabia .Abyār ʿAlī ( ) is the name of a place where Masjid-ush-Shajarah is situated, 7 km (4.3 miles) outside Medina in Dhul-Hulaifah.The Islamic Nabi ( Prophet ) Muhammad entered the state of devotion and put on Ihram here before performing Umrah, after the treaty of Hudaybiyyah .Sheikh Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani , Manaasik-ul-Hajj wal 'Umrah fil Kitaab wa Sunnah wa Athar as-Salaf
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One of several Miqats for Muslims on pilgrimage to Mecca for umrah or hajj The Mīqāt Dhu al-Ḥulayfah ( ), also known as Masjid ash-Shajarah ( ) or Masjid Dhu al-Hulayfah ( ), is a miqat and mosque in Abyār ʿAlī, Medina , west of Wadi al-'Aqiq , where the final Islamic prophet , Muhammad , entered the state of ihram before performing ' Umrah , after the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah .The mosque is located 7 km (4.3 miles) SW of the Al-Masjid an-Nabawi and was defined by Muhammad as the miqat for those willing to perform the Hajj or Umrah pilgrimages from Medina .It is the second-largest miqat mosque after the Miqat Qarn al-Manazil in As-Sayl al-Kabir .
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put on) for those going to mecca for umrah or hajj
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miqat and mosque in abyār ʿalī
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