Mohammad Raziur Rahman's video: Miqat Masjid Dhul Hulifa

Miqat (means “a stated place”). Miqats are the points at which pilgrims on the Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca which is required of all able Muslims, put on ihrām, the pilgrim’s garment made up of white cloth. Miqat mosque is located at Dhul Hulayfa, also known as Abyar Ali. It is the place where pilgrims coming from Medina wishing to perform Umrah or Hajj enter into Ehram before they set for Mecca. The distance from the Prophet`s Mosque to Miqat Mosque is 9 Kilometers Dhu ‘l-Hulayfah – This Miqat is about 9 kilometers from Madinah and about 450 kilometers from Makkah. Dhu ‘l-Hulayfah is the Miqat for those who live in Madinah and for those who approach Makkah from the direction of Madinah.