Miqat

Miqat the people of Medina, Named Abiar_Ali or Zu_'l-Hulafa

Mīqāt (Arabic: ميقات‎ meaning "a stated place") are the stations at which pilgrims on the Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca required of all able Muslims, put on ihrām, the pilgrim's garment. Five of these stations were set up by Muhammad, a sixth being added later for the convenience of travelers from India and points further east. The stations are as follows:

• Zu 'l-Hulafa, serving pilgrims coming from Medina
• Juhfa, for Syria
• Qarnu 'l-Manāzil, for those coming from Najd
• Yalamlam, for Yemen
• Thaneim, for Mecca
• Zāt-i-'Irq, for 'Iraq

No one is allowed to pass these places without ihram as Muhammad has stated for whoever that wants to perform hajj.

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References

Hughes, Thomas Patrick (1994). Dictionary of Islam. Chicago, IL: Kazi Publications Inc. USA. ISBN 0-935782-70-2. 

Hajj topics Every year, from the eighth to the twelfth day of Dhu al-Hijjah. Preparation Ihram Miqat Dhu'l-Hulayfah Juhfah Qarn al-Manazil Dhat Irq Yalamlam Sequence Tawaf Zamzam Well Al-Safa and Al-Marwah Mina Arafat Muzdalifah Rami al-Jamarat Eid al-Adha Tawaf al-Ifadah Tawaf al-Wida Mosques Masjid al-Haram Al-Masjid al-Nabawi Masjid-u-Shajarah Masjid Miqat, Wadi Rabigh History of Hajj