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Category Archives: Madinah
Umrah: (Part 5) – Mīqat, The Point Where It All Starts
Miqat is an Arabic word which literally means, ‘a stated place’. This is the place where Muslims setting out to perform Umrah or Haj stop over to assume the state of Ihram. Coming in from Madinah, our miqat was at … Continue reading
