Miqat
Boundary marker for Islamic pilgrims / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The miqat[1] (Arabic: مِيْقَات, romanized: mīqāt, lit. 'a stated place') is a principal boundary at which Muslim pilgrims intending to perform the Ḥajj or ʿUmrah must enter the state of iḥrām (lit. 'prohibition'), a state of consecration in which certain permitted activities are made prohibited.
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Mīqātu Qarnul-Manāzil Mīqāti Yalamlam Mīqātu Dhāti ʿIrq Mīqātal-Juḥfah Mīqātu Dhul-Ḥulayfah | |
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مِيْقَاتُ قَرْنُ ٱلْمَنَازِل مِيْقَاتِ يَلَمْلَم مِيْقَاتُ ذَاتِ عِرْق مِيْقَاتَ ٱلْجُحْفَة مِيْقَاتِ ذُو ٱلْحُلَيْفَة | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Province | Dhu al-Hulayfah: Madinah Province Others: Makkah Province |
Rite | Ihram |
Location | |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
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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.[2]