Haram (site) the "ijmā‘" (, consensus of neighbors within Islam) and practice "khilâfah" (, stewardship of nature under Allah). It may or may not reflect actual means of decision making historically. As a protected and inviolate zone, "haram" is also employed referring to the consecrated space in a mosque where rituals and prayer take place: it is the prayer hall. "Ḥaram" can also mean a site of high sanctity. The two sites whose Islamic sanctity are unchallengeably the highest of all are Al-Haram Mosque in Mecca (which is called "Ḥaraman Āminan" (, "Sanctuary (which is) Secure") in the Quran (28:57; 29:67)), and
Haram meanings and operates more closely as a dichotomy with "halal", which denotes the permissible. In Arabic-speaking countries, saying ""haram"" can mean 'what a shame' or 'what a pity' (this meaning has been adopted by Modern Hebrew slang as well, and is alike to the Italian use of "peccato"). The term can be used formally as a method for chastising strangers who behave inappropriately, or between friends as a form of teasing. The word is also used to instruct children in how to behave by telling them that harming other children or animals is "haram", among other things. The binary concepts