Mount Arafat

Mount Arafat

mountain, sacred place

Part of	Hijaz mountains
Native label	جَبَل عَرَفَات
Religion anaa worldview	Islam
Mountain range	Sarawat Mountains
Country	Saudi Arabia
Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd	Mecca Province
Coordinate location	21°21′17″N 39°59′2″E

Mount Arafat (Arabic: جَبَل عَرَفَات, romanized: Jabal ʿArafāt, anaa جَبَل ٱلرَّحْمَة, Jabal ar-Raḥmah, 'Mountain of Mercy') be a granodiorite hill about 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Mecca, insyd de province of de same name insyd Saudi Arabia. E be approximately 70 m (230 ft) insyd height, plus ein highest point sitting at an elevation of 454 metres (1,490 ft).

De Prophet Muhammad, before becoming a Prophet, go break de tradition of ein tribe, de Quraysh, by standing at Arafat plus de oda Arabs, much to de shock of ein fellow Qurayshite Jubair bin Mut`im wey highlight wey na he be a part of de Hums den questioning wat business he get der.

According to Islamic traditions, de hill be de place wer de Islamic prophet Muhammad stand den deliver de Farewell Sermon (Khuṭbat al-Wadāʿ) to ein companions (Ṣaḥābah) wey dem accompany am for de Hajj towards de end of ein life. Sam Muslims sanso believe say Mount Arafat be de place wer Adam den Eve reunite on Earth after falling from Heaven, wey dem dey believe de mountain to be de place wer dem be forgiven, hence dem give am de name Jabal ar-Raḥmah, wey dey mean 'Mountain of Mercy'. Dem erect a pillar on top of de mountain to show wer na dem believe dis event take place.

De mountain especially be important during de Hajj, wey de 9th day of de Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah, dem sanso know as de Day of 'Arafah after de mountain einself, e be de day wen Hajj pilgrims leave Mina for Arafat; dis day be considered to be de most important day of de Hajj. Dem dey deliver de khuṭbah (sermon) wey dem dey pray ẓuhr den ʿaṣr prayers togeda insyd de valley. De pilgrims spend de whole day on de mountain invoking Allah to forgive dema sins.

Hajj

Arafat rituals end at sunset den pilgrims then move to Muzdalifah for Maghrib prayer den a shortened Isha prayer den for a short rest.

Dem dey call de level area wey dey surround de hill de Plain of Arafat. De term Mount Arafat sam times be applied to dis entire area. E be an important place insyd Islam secof, during de Hajj, pilgrims spend de afternoon der on de ninth day of Dhu al-Hijjah. Failure to be present insyd de plain of Arafat on de required day invalidate de pilgrimage.

• 
  Pilgrims dey supplicate
• 
  Masjid al-Namirah
• 
  Pilgrims dey supplicate during Hajj
• 
  Entrance of Jabal ar-Rahmah (Mount of de Mercy)
• 
  Pilgrims
• 
• 
• 

Insyd literature

Dem reference de hill insyd James Joyce ein novel Finnegans Wake den Elias Canetti ein Crowds and Power.

External links

• Muslim pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat for Hajj's key moment (YouTube)
• Muslim pilgrims scale Mount Arafat for peak of hajj
• Millions Of Muslim Pilgrims Gather At Mount Arafat To Mark Pinnacle Of Hajj | TIME
• اكثر من 2 مليون حاج يصعدون إلى جبل عرفات 1433 هـ (in Arabic)