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Journey of A Lifetime

JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME

To assume the state of Ihram means to express the intention to perform all the rites of ‘Umrah. Hajj or both, when one arrives at the Miqat.

Each route to Makkah has its own Miqat it is recommended that one performs ghusl at the Miqat. A man may wear perfume on his body, if he chooses, but not on his garments.

He puts on a two- piece garment, leaving his head uncovered. The garments should be two separate pieces of cloth with no stitching whatsoever.

One piece covers the upper part of the body, and the other covers the lower part. A woman, however, can assume the state of Ihram in her regular clothing except that she should not use perfume at all and her dress should cover her whole body decently.

She should not wear gloves or the separate face veil that covers the face with the exception of the eyes (niqab or hurqu). known as niqab or burqu \ She may. however, bring her head scarf over her face in the presence of unrelated [non-maltram) men who may see her face. Then one should utter the intention according to the type of Hajj one intends to perform.

For Tainauu one may say ”Labhayka-Allaahumma ‘Umralt” which means “Oh Allah! I answered Your call lo perform Umrah” It is recommended to repeat the Hajj supplica- tion, called Talbiyah, as frequently as possible from the time of assuming Ihram till the time of the first stoning of jamoral al-‘Aqabah in Mina on lite l Oth of Dluil-Hijjuh. Men are recommend- ed to utter the Talbiyah aloud while women are to say it quietly.