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 to form a wide range of other terms that have legal implications, such as "hariim" (a harem) and "ihraam" (a state of purity). In addition, the same word "(haram)" is used in the Quran to denote the sacred nature of the Ka'ba and the areas of Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem. This category of sacred, holy, and inviolable also includes spouses and university campuses. As such, the legal use of the root ح-ر-م is based on an idea of boundaries between the profane and the sacred, as opposed to prohibitions, as is normally assumed. Colloquially, the word "haram" takes on different