First-Time Pilgrims · Miqat Guide · Updated September 2026 For a traveler flying from the USA or Canada, the Miqat is decided by your first city: Madinah first means Ihram at Dhul-Hulayfah by coach; Makkah first means Ihram on the aircraft before it crosses the Miqat line on approach to Jeddah. Jeddah airport is inside...Read More
First-Time Pilgrims · Ihram Guide · Updated September 2026 Ihram is the state a pilgrim enters, by intention at the Miqat, in which nine everyday things become forbidden until the Umrah is finished with a haircut. Men wear two unstitched white sheets; women wear their ordinary modest clothing. The state of Ihram usually lasts four...Read More
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