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'''Al-Juhfah''' (Arabic:{{ia|الجحفة}}) is one of the five [[Miqats]] of [[ | '''Al-Juhfah''' (Arabic:{{ia|الجحفة}}) is one of the five [[Miqats]] of [[Hajj al-Tamattu']] and [[al-'Umra al-Mufrada]] 183 km north west of [[Mecca]] near the Red Sea. This place is the venue for the people of [[Syria]] and those who go to Mecca from that place. Today, those who go to [[Jeddah]] by airplane or ship, go to al-Juhfah and there they wear [[Ihram]]. | ||
In early centuries of Islam, it was a thriving city, but today it is not a developed region. [[Ghadir Khumm]] is near this place. | In early centuries of Islam, it was a thriving city, but today it is not a developed region. [[Ghadir Khumm]] is near this place. | ||
== Geographical Location == | == Geographical Location == | ||
al-Juhfah is a region 183 km away from Mecca and one of the important miqats of | al-Juhfah is a region 183 km away from [[Mecca]] and one of the important [[miqats]] of [[Hajj al-Tamattu']] and [[al-'Umra al-Mufrada]] for residents of [[Syria]] and [[Egypt]] and those who pass by there. This city is 9 km away from [[Ghadir Khumm]], near the Red Sea and today those who go to Mecca from Jeddah wear Ihram there. | ||
This city was called Mahya'a meaning vast place. It perhaps was called so because of being located in a vast land between Ghadir Khum and the Red Sea. | This city was called Mahya'a meaning vast place. It perhaps was called so because of being located in a vast land between Ghadir Khum and the Red Sea. | ||