Mīqātu Qarnul-Manāzil - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The miqat () 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. Read more on Wikipedia
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