Miqat for Hajj: The Five Locations, Their Boundaries, and Which One Applies to Your Route

Around fourteen centuries ago, a delegation from the newly established cities of Basra and Kufa consulted Umar ibn al-Khattab with a problem. The Prophet ﷺ fixed the places where pilgrims must enter Ihram, but none of them lay on their path. What should they do? Umar’s response was straightforward: find the point on your path […]