Muzdalifah () is an open and level area near
Mecca
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in the
Hejaz
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i region of
Saudi Arabia
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that is associated with the ("
Pilgrimage
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").
It lies just southeast of
Mina, on the route between Mina and
Arafat.
In Pre-Islamic times the Hums being the
Quraysh
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,
Banu Kinanah,
Banu Khuza'a and
Banu 'Amir would camp at Muzdalifah and refuse to go to
Mount Arafat
Mount Arafat (, or ) is a granodiorite hill about southeast of Mecca, in the Makkah Province, province of the same name in Saudi Arabia. It is approximately in height, with its highest point sitting at an elevation of .
The Prophet Muhammad, ...
with the other Arabs.
[ https://sunnah.com/bukhari:4520]
With the coming of Islam, the Hums were reprimanded for this behaviour and told to depart with the other Arabs in Quran 2:199.
Pilgrimage
The stay at Muzdalifah is preceded by a day at
Mount Arafat
Mount Arafat (, or ) is a granodiorite hill about southeast of Mecca, in the Makkah Province, province of the same name in Saudi Arabia. It is approximately in height, with its highest point sitting at an elevation of .
The Prophet Muhammad, ...
, consisting of glorifying
God
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, repeating the (Supplication), repentance to God, and asking him for forgiveness. At Arafat, and
prayer
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s are performed in a combined and abbreviated form during the time of . After sunset on the ninth day of the
Islamic month of ,
Muslim
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pilgrims travel to Muzdalifah, sometimes arriving at night because of over-crowding. After arriving at Muzdalifah, pilgrims pray the and prayers jointly, whereas the Isha prayer is shortened to 2 s. At Muzdalifah, pilgrims collect pebbles for the
Stoning of the Devil
The Stoning of the Devil ( , "stone throwing, throwing of the ' lace of pebbles)
is part of the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. During the ritual, Muslim pilgrims throw pebbles at three walls (formerl ...
().
The Sacred Monument
The open-roofed
mosque
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Originally, mosques were si ...
at Muzdalifah is known as ""
().
See also
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Holiest sites in Islam
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Haram (site)
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*
List of mosques that are mentioned by name in the Quran
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Sarat Mountains
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Hijaz Mountains
References
External links
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In Arabic
Mina and Muzdalifahon
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Neighborhoods of Mecca