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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Hajj the Duties and Rulings The Practices of Umrah of Tamattu' **1. IHRAAM ** IHRAAM is the first of the practices of Umrah of TAMMATU'. Definition: IHRAAM is to declare that one denies him/herself most of the pleasures of life ranging from wearing sawn cloths and engaging in sexual acts to wearing perfume and looking into the mirror. In the state of IHRAAM one must also refrain from a number of conducts as will be outlined later.

📌The process of IHRAAM involves the wearing of two pieces of cloths, as detailed later. Note: It is forbidden and HARAM for any visitor to enter the Holy City of Makkah without IHRAAM. A visitor must always declare IHRAAM, from a prescribed location - MIQAAT, prior to entering the Holy City of Makkah, and therefore must be in the status of IHRAAM, i.e. MUHRIM, when entering the City.

TIME The IHRAAM can only be declared during the months of the Hajj, which are SHAWWAL, DHIL-QUA'DAH, and DHIL-HAJJAH. MIQAAT MIQAAT is the Venue where one makes his/her declaration of IHRAAM and therefore assumes the status of IHRAAM - referred to as MUHRIM.

[The MIQAAT that one must go to depends on one's direction of approaching the Holy City of Makkah.] The MIQAAT is one of the following: MASJID AL-SHAJARAH, or the Tree Mosque, which is the MIQAAT for the people of (or coming from the direction of) the Holy City of Medina. WAADI AL-AQEEQ, which is the MIQAAT for those who come from the direction Iraq. QERN EL-MANAZEL, which is the MIQAAT of those come via the city of Ta'ef. YALAMLAM, which is the MIQAAT for those who come via the Yemen.

AL-JUHFAH, which is the MIQAAT of those who from Egypt or SHAAM. The HAAJJ (pilgrim), who flies into Jeddah and wants to go to the Holy City of Makkah, may declare the IHRAAM form Jeddah provided s/he has previously vowed, NADHR, to do so. S/he must say: "It is Allah's covenant upon me to declare IHRAAM from Jeddah." However, to declare IHRAAM in the aircraft while it is flying in the vicinity of a MIQAAT is not normally achievable.

It is obligatory for anyone who passes through one of the MIQAATS to declare IHRAAM from that MIQAAT.One may also declare IHRAAM before arriving at the MIQAAT through vowing, or NADHR. The Mandatory Steps of the IHRAAM The mandatory steps of the IHRAAM are: To state the intention that "I declare the IHRAAM for the Umrah of TAMATTU' seeking nearness to Allah Almighty".

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