Miqat Wadi Muharram

Miqat Wadi Muharram is one of the designated Mawaqit that those intending to enter Makkah al-Mukarramah for Hajj or Umrah must pass through to assume Ihram. It is located in the al-Hada Center, northwest of Taif Governorate, about fifteen km from its center. It serves as the upper Miqat for Wadi Qarn al-Manazil.

The Miqat Mosque at Wadi Muharram is located in al-Hada Center in Taif Governorate, at an elevation of two thousand m above sea level. It is seventy-six km from the Grand Mosque in Makkah al-Mukarramah via al-Hada mountain road and thirty-three km from the Mosque of al-Sail al-Kabir. The mosque covers an area of approximately 2,500 m, situated on top of a hill overlooking the valley. The mosque features a minaret about thirty m high, 190 ablution facilities, seven hundred restrooms, and separate prayer halls for men and women. The men's prayer hall can accommodate 1,500 worshippers, while the women's prayer hall accommodates five hundred worshippers.

Pilgrims from Taif, Najd, the Eastern Province, and southern areas of the Kingdom, as well as those traveling along their route to Makkah al-Mukarramah via the al-Hada road, assume Ihram from the Miqat Mosque at Wadi Muharram. This mosque was designated as the upper Miqat for Qarn al-Manazil after the construction of al-Hada "al-Kurr" road. The other mosque is located in as-Sayl al-Kabir Center at the bottom of the valley. Both locations are valid for assuming Ihram, as the name "Qarn al-Manazil" encompasses the entire valley.

The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him (PBUH), designated five Mawaqit, which pilgrims intending to perform Hajj or Umrah must not pass without assuming Ihram. These Miqats are: Dhu al-Hulayfah for the people of al-Madinah, al-Juhfah for the people of the Levant, Qarn al-Manazil for the people of Najd, Yalamlam for the people of Yemen, and Dhat Irq for the people of Iraq.