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Temporal Miqats
[Fixed Times]
The Four Grand Schools have agreed that `Umrah can be performed at any time of the year. However, Hanafi scholars have exempted five days: the Day of `Arafah and four days after it. They maintained that `Umrah is prohibited in these days.
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Location of the
Routes [A`lam] Leading to the Sanctuary
| Al-Tan`im |
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It is 6 kilometers away from
Mecca in the way to Medina. |
| Wadi
Nakhlah |
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It is 41 kilometers away
from Mecca in the north-east towards Iraq. |
| Al-Ju`ranah |
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It is 16 kilometers east of
Mecca. |
| Adah |
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It is 12 kilometers away
from Mecca in the way to Yemen. |
| Al-Hudaibiah |
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It is 15 kilometers away
from Mecca to the west of Jeddah route. Now, it is called
Al-Shumaisi. |
The Arabic word "A`lam" refers to the smartly carved stones of about one meter
high along all the previous routes.
LOCATIONAL
MIQATS [FIXED PLACES]
These Miqats [fixed places for putting on Ihram] are stated
by the Prophet (peace be upon him). Ibn `Abbas (may Allah be
pleased with him) reported, "Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him)
specified Dhul-Hulaifah for the people of Medina; Juhfah for the
people of Syria; Qarn Al-Manazil for the people of Najd; Yalamlam
for the people of Yemen. Allah's Messenger (peace be
upon him) added, "
These
(Miqats) are meant for people living at these (places) as well as
for others who pass by them on their way to perform Hajj or
'Umrah. People living within these boundaries, should enter
upon the state of Ihram at these very places. But people living
in the suburbs of Mecca or within Mecca, should enter upon the
state of Ihram from within Mecca."
There is an agreement among scholars regarding these places.
Al-Juhfah
It is the locational Miqat [place of Ihram] specified for the
people Egypt, Syria and countries farther to them.
Dhul Hulaifah
It is the locational Miqat [place of Ihram] specified for the
people of Medina. It is a water place for Banu Jathm. It is the
farthest Miqat, for it is 450 kilometers from Mecca. Camels used
to take 9 days to cover the distance from Abyar `Ali to Mecca,
making 50-kilometer march a day (4 kilometers per hour). The
Arabs used to call each 4 kilometers "a stage".
Qarn Al-Manazil
It is a mountain near to `Arafah. It is the place of putting on
Ihram for the people of Al-Ta'if and those farther to them.
DHAT `IRQ
It is so called because it has a mountain called "`Irq"
close to the Valley of Al-`Aqiq. It is a village 94 kilometers to
the north-east of Mecca. Despite the fact that this Miqat is not
fixed by the Prophet (peace be upon him), scholars have
unanimously agreed on it.
YALAMLAM
It is a mountain in Tuhamah located two stages (8 kilometers)
away from Mecca. It is the Miqat for those coming from Yemen.
