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− Ihram ± − Ihram Hajj is a dress which is worn by the pilgrims performing or ± − ± ‘Umrah Hajj. A person who intends to perform is required to discard his ± usual garments and put on the when he/she arrives at one of the Ihram ± − prescribed places, some distance away from the city of Mecca. The Ihram ± − consists of two white unsewn sheets of cloth. One sheet is wrapped around the waist covering the lower abdomen, while the second sheet is slung over the left shoulder so that the right shoulder and the head remain bare. Women dress themselves in simple clothes, and are not required to cover their faces. Hajj Service ± Hajj th th Dhul is performed during the period from the 8 to 13 ± Hijjah, the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar, each year. When the ± − season of Pilgrimage arrives, Muslims from all over the world converge to which is located in the courtyard of the great mosque at Mecca Ka‘bah in Arabia, clad in. The effaces all marks and distinction of Ihram Ihram ± − ± − wealth, rank, office, family, nation or place. Everyone is on the same level. During the pilgrimage, brotherhood and equality of Muslims become particularly evident. There is no privilege. All have to go through the same rituals. Clad in all pilgrims offer two of voluntary Prayer Ihram, Rak‘at ± − − and constantly occupy themselves with the remembrance of Allah. The − simple garb signifies that the pilgrim has responded to the call of Allah, as − he will answer the last call when his time to depart this life arrives. All vanity is purged, and king and subject, master and servant, white and black, yellow and brown, hasten from all directions to the sacred house repeating the : Talbiyyah ¹ÎJ» ¹» ¹Íjq Ü ¹ÎJ» ¹ÎJ» Áȼ»A ¹ÎJ» È ä æì ä ä ä ä æ ê ä ä ä æì ä È ä æì ä ì å Õ ä ä æì ä labbaik allahumma labbaik labbaika la sharika laka labbaik − − − 159