There are five particular places appointed for entering the state of ihram, which is a basic condition for the validity of hajj.
1- Dhul-Hulaifah, a place southwest of Madinah and 18 km from its mosque. It is the miqat for the people coming from Madinah and beyond.
2- Dhat-`Irq, a place 94 km to the northeast of Makkah. It is the miqat for the people coming from Iraq and beyond
3- Al-Juhfah, a place 187 km to the northwest of Makkah.
This was the miqat for the people coming from or passing through Syria and Egypt.
It was on the eastern coast of the Red Sea, but it has completely disappeared and Rabigh (to the north of Al-Juhfah) is used as the substitute for this miqat now.
4- Qarn Al-Manazil, 94 km to the east of Makkah. It is the miqat for the people of Najd and the pilgrims who pass by it.
5- Yalamlam, 54 km to the south of Makkah. It is the miqat for those coming from Yemen and the pilgrims who pass by it.
E-Da`wah Committee presents this map as an illustrated guide to explain the different places of Ihram…
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