Meeqats are specific places some distance from the city of
Makkah where one intending hajj or umrah is required to enter the state of
ihram.
He may not pass beyond these points without doing so, they were designated by Prophet salallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam as follows:
1. Dhul- Hulayfah is the meeqat for people coming from Madinah. Being about 450 kilometers away, it is the farthest meeqat from Makkah. The present day name for this meeqat is Abyar Ali.
2. Al- Juhfah is situated about 187 kilometers Northwest of Makkah. It is the meeqat for pilgrims coming from Syria, Egypt and other places in that direction. It is near the town of Rabigh.
3.Qarn al- Manazil is about 94 kilometers east of Makkah. This place now is known as as- Sayl al- Kabeer and is the meeqat for pilgrims from Najd and the Gulf states .
4 Yalamlam is the meeqat for pilgrims coming from Yemen and the south. it is a mountain situated about 54 kilometers Southwest of Makkah and is the nearest meeqat to Makkah.
5. Dhatu 'Irq, about 94 kilometers northeast of Makkah, is the meeqat for pilgrims coming from Iran, Iraq and other countries in that direction.
He may not pass beyond these points without doing so, they were designated by Prophet salallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam as follows:
1. Dhul- Hulayfah is the meeqat for people coming from Madinah. Being about 450 kilometers away, it is the farthest meeqat from Makkah. The present day name for this meeqat is Abyar Ali.
2. Al- Juhfah is situated about 187 kilometers Northwest of Makkah. It is the meeqat for pilgrims coming from Syria, Egypt and other places in that direction. It is near the town of Rabigh.
3.Qarn al- Manazil is about 94 kilometers east of Makkah. This place now is known as as- Sayl al- Kabeer and is the meeqat for pilgrims from Najd and the Gulf states .
4 Yalamlam is the meeqat for pilgrims coming from Yemen and the south. it is a mountain situated about 54 kilometers Southwest of Makkah and is the nearest meeqat to Makkah.
5. Dhatu 'Irq, about 94 kilometers northeast of Makkah, is the meeqat for pilgrims coming from Iran, Iraq and other countries in that direction.
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