Miqat
Taxi from Makkah to the miqat: Masjid Ayesha or Ji’ranah
Masjid Ayesha (Tan’eem)
- DistanceAbout 15 km round trip
- Journey time45 min to 1 hr 15
- FromSAR 100Whole vehicle, return included
Masjid Ji’ranah
- DistanceAbout 60 km round trip
- Journey time1 hr 30 to 2 hrs
- FromSAR 150Whole vehicle, return included
Overview
Staying in Makkah and planning another Umrah? First you need to be in ihram, the state of Umrah. For men, that means two white cloths. People already in the city usually step just outside the Haram, the sacred area around Makkah, to put it on. No miqat, the set point for ihram on the roads into Makkah, lies inside the city. So you can book two return trips. One goes to Masjid Ayesha at Tan’eem. The other goes to Masjid Ji’ranah, also spelled Ju’ranah, a mosque some 30 km out.
For a second Umrah, people staying in Makkah usually put on ihram just outside the Haram area. Masjid Ayesha at Tan’eem lies 7.5 km north of the Grand Mosque by road, and a return taxi starts at SAR 100. Masjid Ji’ranah is about 30 km away, from SAR 150. Each fare covers the whole vehicle and the wait.
Masjid Ayesha or Ji’ranah, side by side
| Masjid Ayesha (Tan’eem) | Masjid Ji’ranah | |
|---|---|---|
| From the Grand Mosque | About 7.5 km by road | About 30 km by road |
| The round trip | About 15 km | About 60 km |
| Time, there and back | 45 min to 1 hr 15 | 1 hr 30 to 2 hrs |
| Return fare, whole vehicle | From SAR 100 | From SAR 150 |
| Wait at the mosque | 30 minutes in the fare | Time to change and pray, in the fare |
Masjid Ayesha is closer, so the trip is shorter. It sits beside the Madinah road, with parking, wash rooms and shops that sell ihram cloths. Ji’ranah is further out of the city. Which of the two is right for you is a question for your scholar or group leader. We give you the ride and the wait.
Is there a miqat inside Makkah?
No. There are five miqat points, set in the time of the Prophet, peace be upon him. In no special order: Dhat Irq, Yalamlam, al-Juhfah, Qarn al-Manazil and Dhul Hulayfah. All of them are far outside Makkah.
People who are already in Makkah usually do not go back to one of them for Umrah. They go out past the Haram boundary instead. Saudipedia, the Saudi national encyclopedia, names Tan’eem and Ji’ranah as places where this is done. Whether this fits your case is a question for a scholar.
Trips that stop at a miqat
Three trips start and end at your Makkah hotel. Five longer trips stop at a miqat on the way.
Ziyarat and miqat
Qarn al-Manazil and back
the Taif miqat at As-Sayl al-Kabir, with up to 45 minutes at the mosque.
From SAR 400
Between cities
Madinah to Makkah
a stop at Dhul Hulayfah, the miqat on the road out of Madinah.
From SAR 400
Between cities
Makkah to Taif and back
the return drive includes a miqat stop, at Wadi Muharram unless you ask for Qarn al-Manazil.
From SAR 400
Between cities
Jeddah to Makkah via al-Juhfah
a stop at the miqat near Rabigh, north of Jeddah.
From SAR 450
Between cities
Jeddah to Makkah via Yalamlam
a stop at the miqat at As-Sa’diyyah, south of Jeddah.
From SAR 450
Between cities
Jeddah to Makkah via Qarn al-Manazil
a stop at As-Sayl al-Kabir before the road down to Makkah.
From SAR 600
How a miqat trip from Makkah works
- Book a time. On WhatsApp, give us the hotel name and a start time. The hours after Isha are the busiest at the mosques.
- Meet in the lobby. Your hotel is where the trip starts.
- Change and pray. He waits while you put on ihram and pray.
- Go back. He drives you back to your hotel.
The driver is paid once you are back (how payment works). If you need longer than the wait in the fare, extra time is billed by the hour (how waiting is charged).
Questions about miqat trips from Makkah
People in Makkah usually enter ihram for Umrah just outside the Haram boundary. Tan’eem and Ji’ranah are two such places. Ask a scholar what applies to you.
Of our two trips, Masjid Ayesha at Tan’eem is closer. By road it lies 7.5 km north of the Grand Mosque, towards Madinah.
Five: Dhat Irq, Yalamlam, al-Juhfah, Qarn al-Manazil and Dhul Hulayfah. None of them is inside Makkah.
A return trip to Masjid Ayesha starts at SAR 100. A return trip to Ji’ranah starts at SAR 150. Both fares cover the whole vehicle.
About 45 min to 1 hr 15 to Masjid Ayesha and back. About 1 hr 30 to 2 hrs to Ji’ranah and back.
Still have a question?
Ask on WhatsApp in Arabic, English, Urdu, Punjabi or Saraiki, at any hour. Voice notes are fine.
Ask for your miqat trip fare
Let us know where you are staying, which day suits you and what time to set off. Also say how many in your group will put on ihram. We reply on WhatsApp with the fare.