{"id":3046,"date":"2013-10-05T07:37:07","date_gmt":"2013-10-05T07:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wp3\/?p=3046"},"modified":"2013-10-05T07:37:07","modified_gmt":"2013-10-05T07:37:07","slug":"what-it-means-to-assume-a-state-of-ihram-during-hajj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sunnionline.us\/english\/2013\/10\/05\/3046\/","title":{"rendered":"What it means to assume a state of \u2018Ihram\u2019 during hajj"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/stories\/news3\/hajj-2013.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"float: right; margin: 5px;\" \/>Each year millions of Muslims perform the hajj pilgrimage, convening in the holy city of Makkah, in modern day Saudi Arabia, to enact rites laid down in Islam\u2019s holy book, the Quran.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\">The first step for any pilgrim wishing to perform hajj is to enter a state of Ihram, believed to be a special state of spiritual purity.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\">Men must don a distinctive outfit consisting of two pieces of white, unsown, cloth. One of the pieces is wrapped around his midriff to cover his lower body, while the other is draped around his shoulders to cover his upper body.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\">Women must cover their bodies in a loose fitting outfit and cover their hair. However, they are not permitted to cover their faces.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\">It is not just about being physically prepared; pilgrims must complete their Ihram by reciting an intention to perform hajj called the Talabiya.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\">Once the pilgrim has entered the state of Ihram, the following, among other acts, is prohibited:<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\">1- Removing hair or cutting nails. However, if hair falls or is pulled out unintentionally, or if hair or nails are cut due to forgetfulness or ignorance of the prohibition, it is excused.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\">2- Using perfume or scent on the body or clothing is also not permitted. What remains on the body from before assuming the state of Ihram is excused, but scent in clothing must be washed out.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\">3- Also not allowed is hunting land animals or cooperating in that by chasing or pointing out game within the boundaries of the Grand Mosque.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\">4- Cutting or uprooting trees or green plants within the boundaries of the Grand Mosque that were not planted by man is an act that is forbidden.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\">5- Picking up anything dropped or lost in Makkah by anyone, unless to assist in finding the owner.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\">6- Engaging in sexual relations with one\u2019s spouse is also forbidden whilst in the state of Ihram.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.3em;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year millions of Muslims perform the hajj pilgrimage, convening in the holy city of Makkah, in modern day Saudi Arabia, to enact rites laid down in Islam\u2019s holy book, the Quran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-c71-introduction-to-islam-muslims"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What it means to assume a state of \u2018Ihram\u2019 during hajj - SunniOnline<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sunnionline.us\/english\/2013\/10\/05\/3046\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What it means to assume a state of \u2018Ihram\u2019 during hajj - SunniOnline\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Each year millions of Muslims perform the hajj pilgrimage, convening in the holy city of Makkah, in modern day Saudi Arabia, to enact rites laid down in Islam\u2019s holy book, the Quran.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sunnionline.us\/english\/2013\/10\/05\/3046\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SunniOnline\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-10-05T07:37:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"majed\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"majed\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sunnionline.us\\\/english\\\/2013\\\/10\\\/05\\\/3046\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sunnionline.us\\\/english\\\/2013\\\/10\\\/05\\\/3046\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"majed\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/sunnionline.us\\\/english\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/26da0e970ff572e94f1b7d9009ab39be\"},\"headline\":\"What it means to assume a state of \u2018Ihram\u2019 during hajj\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-10-05T07:37:07+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sunnionline.us\\\/english\\\/2013\\\/10\\\/05\\\/3046\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":330,\"commentCount\":0,\"articleSection\":[\"Introduction to Islam &amp; 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