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ihram: References & Edit History

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preparation for hajj
- In hajj
relationship to ʿumrah
- In ʿumrah
religious dress
- In religious dress: Islam
ritual preparation
- In Islam: The hajj
significance of ḥaram
- In ḥaram

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Media revised.	Adam Zeidan	Aug 03, 2020
	Invalidated site: Ihram.	Thinley Kalsang Bhutia	Feb 01, 2015
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998