MEEQAT
(THE DEAD END OF WEARING AHRAM)...
Before explaining meeqat, it is necessary to clear that there are only three types of  people who perform haj and umra.

1.HARMI PEOPLE (people who lives in haram territories.
   Haram boundries are spread to few kilo meters around makkah.The residants of this area are called HARMI.This area is called Haram just because of forbiding here to cut trees, plucking flowers and hunting and killing animals.

     A) From one side it is 8 kilo meters area till taneem (masjid-e-Aisha) from holy haram in makkah.It comes on makkah-madina express way (new shahrah).Board indicating dead end of Haram are fixed there.

      B) From another side this area is spread to 20 kilometers till Jurana (jurana mosque)on Makkah-Taif road.Board indicating dead end of Haram are fixed there.

      C) From one more side this area is spread to 21 kilo meters till hudabia(where the treaty of hudabiya was signed) at makkah-jeddah old highway.Board indicating dead end of Haram are fixed there.

1. Meqat means the dead point where the pilgrims have to wear ahram. if  someone crosses this dead
end without wearing ahram, he has to come back to put on. It is very important place and pilgrims of haj
and umra must care of it. Now a days pilgrims of haj and umra mostly travel by air, therefore they must  put on their ahrams from their native places or from local airports. They should not wait of Meqat. In aeroplane it is difficult to change ahram when plane crosses meqat. If a pilgrims travel by road, he may stop at meqat and wear Ahram. There are different Meqats for the pilgrims coming towards holy Makkah from different directions.

 They are five Meqats as per the prophet muhammad sallialla ho allihi wasalam pointed out.

1.Zul-Halifah: 

<>It is the meeqat for the people coming from Madina munnawarah.Prophet Muhammad sallallaho allihiwasalam had worn Ahram here. The distance between it and the prophet's Mosque in madina  is 13 kilo meters and it is 420 kilo meters away from Holy Makkah and it is also the meeqatfor people of qaseem, tabuk and al-joaf (cities of saudi Arabia)

Ber-e-Ali (zulhalifa) mosque and its'surroundings
where busess stop and pilgrims wear Ahram.


MEEQAT FOR MADINAN PEOPLE... ZUHALIFA
      out side view of ber-e-Ali(zul- halifa)

MORE ABOUT  ZUL-HALIFA
Residents of Madinah Al-Munawarah begin Ihram at Thul Hulaifah, which is a well of Bani Jashm located some10 kilo meters from Madinah. It is the farthest Miqat from Makkah.

2. Al--Juhfah:  It is appointed location for the citizens of  syria (Sham) and it is not ruin and people now consecrate from distance and lies to the west direction of it at a distance of 22 miles. The highway from Madina, towards Makkah, is parallel to Al-Juhfa from Hegira way - at a distance of 208 kilometres from Makkah while Rabigh is 186 kilometre's far from Makkah. Form Rabigh, the citizens of the north of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia consecrate along with the northern coast of the Kingdom to Al Aqaba, the northern and western African countries as well as the citizens of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan & Palestine along with others who pass by it.


  Inner view of meeqat mosque ---Al-juhafa

 
MORE ABOUT AL-JUHAFZA
1. Residents of Egypt, Syria, Morocco, Turkey and Andalus ( Spain) begin Ihram at Al-Johfah Miqat-Juhfah is a village between Makkah and Madinah. Nowadays it contains a huge mosque, WCs, washing places and places for changing clothes. It is near to the city of Rabigh. All the residents of the mentioned countries above begin Ihram from this Miqat whenever nearing it by air or by sea, because it is not obligatory to start Ihram only if arriving by land.

3. Qarn ul - Manazil: It is called the big flood and its distance from the inside of the valley / wadi to Holy Makkah is 78 kilo meters, form which consecrate the citizens of Najd and the whole East pilgrims: the citizens of the Gulf, Iraq, Iran and other who pass by it. Moreover the citizens of Taif perform consecration from Wadi Muharram which lies along Al Hada highway west of Taif which is 75 kilo meters far from Makkah besides other pilgrims who pass by it. It is not an independent appointed time, but it is the upper road for Qarn ul Manazil.

4. Yalamlam: Where in there is a well called Al Saadeyyah and Yalamalm is a great valley/ wadi which descends from Al Sarawat towards Tihama and then pours into the Red Sea. The place & location of consecration of it is 120 kilo meters far from Holy Makkah. Ibn Abbas - Allah's blessing be upon them said, "The prophet/messenger of Allah - Allah peace & blessings be upon him - appointed Zul Halifa as a location for the citizens of Madina, Al Juhfa for the citizens of Al Sham, Qarn ul Manazil for the citizens of Najd and yalamlam for the citizens of Yemen. They are for them and for whoever comes to them for performing Haj & Umrah rites and even the inhabitants of Makkah consecrate them".
 
MORE ABOUT YALAMLAM
Residents of Yemen and India begin Ihram at Yalamlam, which is located some 100 kilo meters from Makkah and lies on the Coastal Road that is in contiguity to the Red Sea. 
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5. Zat-Iraq:  It lies to the east of Makkah at a distance of 105 kilo meters and this location is deserted now due to non availability of roads on it. Today, the east pilgrims, who arrive by land, perform consecration form Al Sail/Flood or from Zul Halifah. It is quoted about Ayesha Allah blessings be upon her that: "The Messenger of Allah - peace & blessings be upon him located Zat Irq for the inhabitants of Iraq". This saying/Hadith was not reported to Omar Bin Al Khattab - Allah blessings be upon him - and hence he specified Zat Irq for the inhabitants of Iraq and this is one of his many endeavours wherein he conformed and agreed with the prophet's tradition / Sunna and it is imperative for whoever passes by these appointed locations to consecrate from them while he is prohibited to surpass and overtake them without consecration if he is destined for Makkah for performing Haj or Umrah either if he passes by land, sea or air. It is legislated, for whoever proceeds to Makkah by air for the purpose of Haj or Umrah, to be ready and prepared for that by performing the major, ritual ablution prior to boarding the plane. If he approaches the appointed location, he shall wear his wrapper and dress and then makes accidence for either Haj or Umrah. If he wears his wrapper and dress prior to boarding or prior to approaching the appointed location, it doesn't matter and it's all right, but provided that he should not intend to enter into consecration and must not make accidence unless he comes close or parallel to it since the prophet - Allah peace and blessings be upon - him - consecrated from the appointed location. With regard to those who live beyond these locations such as the population of: Jeddah - Bahra, Shariea and others, their places of residence are their appointed locations form where they consecrate for Haj or Umrah, whereas the citizens of Makkah consecrate for Haj - solely - from Makkah. Whoever wants to consecrate for Umrah or Haj and surpasses the appointed location without wearing the pilgrim's garment for consecration, he should return and consecrate from the appointed location. If he fails to return, he should offer blood which suffices in sacrifice, since Ibn Abbas - Allah blessings be upon them - said, "Whoever forgets any thing of his asceticism or leaves it, he should shed and spill out blood". Moreover, whoever proceeds to Makkah without the intention of performing either Haj or Umrah but for the purpose of trading or assuming works for him or others or visiting his relatives or others, he should not have performed consecration unless he intends that since the prophet - Allah peace & blessings be upon him said - when he appointed the locations…. "They are for them and whoever passes by them, other than their inhabitants for whoever wants to perform Haj & Umrah …". The concept of the prophet's Hadith is that whoever passes by the appointed locations and has no intention of performing either Haj or Umrah's rites, he is not obliged to
perform the ritual consecration.
 
MORE ABOUT  ZAT-IRAQ
Residents of Iraq and Countries of the East begin Ihram at That Iriq Miqat which is a village located some 90 kilo meters from Makkah. It was named after Iriq Mountain that lies and arises above Al-Aqeeq Valley

6.TANEEM
Residents of  Makkah must begin Ihram for Umrah at Al-Tan'eem area (Nowadays known as Aisha Mosque).

7.RESIDENCE
Who resides between Mawaqeet and Makkah begin Ihram of Umrah from his residence. This applies for residents of Jeddah, Jomoum, Bahrah and Al-Sharaie'.



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