Ihram Definition

ē-räm
noun
A costume worn by Muslim pilgrims to Mecca, consisting of one piece of white cotton around the waist and hips and another over the shoulder.
Webster's New World
The restrictions and rules that must be observed by a pilgrim so dressed.
Webster's New World
The state of ritual purity of Muslims in wearing this dress for pilgrimage or for other acts of worship, especially the daily worship.
American Heritage

Origin of Ihram

  • Arabic ’iḥrām prohibition, ihram infinitive of ’aḥrama to enter the state of ihram from ḥarama to prohibit x̣rm in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Arabic إحرام (ʾaħrām, “prohibition”)

    From Wiktionary

Ihram Sentence Examples

  • At the present day male and female pilgrims at Mecca wear such a cloth (the ihram); it covers the knees and one end of it may be cast over the shoulder.

  • The pilgrim enters the Haram in the antique and scanty pilgrimage dress (ihram), consisting of two cloths wound round his person in a way prescribed by ritual.

  • This ceremony is now generally combined with the hajj, or is performed by every stranger or traveller when he enters Mecca, and the ihram (which involves the acts of abstinence already referred to) is assumed at a considerable distance from the city.

  • Mina, (2) to slay a victim at Mina and hold a sacrificial meal, part of the flesh being also dried and so preserved, or given to the poor, 3 (3) to be shaved and so terminate the ihram, (4) to make the third ifada, i.e.

  • As soon as the pilgrim assumes the ihram or pilgrim dress he must abstain from cutting his hair or nails.

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