Muzdalifah ( ar, مُزْدَلِفَة) is an open and level area near
Mecca
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in the
Hejazi region of
Saudi Arabia
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that is associated with the ("
Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage is a journey, often into an unknown or foreign place, where a person goes in search of new or expanded meaning about their self, others, nature, or a higher good, through the experience. It can lead to a personal transformation, aft ...
").
It lies just southeast of
Mina, on the route between Mina and
Arafat.
Pilgrimage
The stay at Muzdalifah is preceded by a day at
Mount Arafat
Mount Arafat ( ar, جَبَل عَرَفَات, translit=Jabal ʿArafāt), and by its other Arabic name, (), is a granodiorite hill about southeast of Mecca, in the province of the same name in Saudi Arabia. The mountain is approximately ...
, consisting of glorifying
Allāh (
God
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) repeating the (Supplication), repentance to
Allah, and asking him for forgiveness. At Arafat, and
prayer
Prayer is an invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with an object of worship through deliberate communication. In the narrow sense, the term refers to an act of supplication or intercession directed towards a deity or a deified ...
s are performed in a combined and abbreviated form during the time of . After sunset on the ninth day of the
Islamic month
The Hijri calendar ( ar, ٱلتَّقْوِيم ٱلْهِجْرِيّ, translit=al-taqwīm al-hijrī), also known in English as the Muslim calendar and Islamic calendar, is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or ...
of ,
Muslim 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 ( ar, رمي الجمرات , " 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 ( ...
( ar, رَمِي ٱلْجَمَرَات, Ramī al-Jamarāt, lit=Stoning of the Place of Pebbles).
The Sacred Monument
The open-roofed
mosque
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...
at Muzdalifah is known as "The Sacred Grove"
( ar, ٱلْمَشْعَر ٱلْحَرَام, Al-Mashʿar Al-Ḥarām).
See also
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Holiest sites in Islam
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Haram (site)
Haram ( ar, حرم, translit=ḥaram, lit=sanctuary) is one of several similar words originating from the triliteral Semitic root Ḥ-R-M. The word literally means "sanctuary," commonly used by Muslims to refer to the holy sites of Islam an ...
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List of mosques that are mentioned by name in the Quran
The designation of the oldest mosques in the world requires careful use of definitions, and must be divided into two parts, the oldest in the sense of oldest surviving building, and the oldest in the sense of oldest mosque congregation. Even her ...
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Sarat Mountains
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Hijaz Mountains
The Hijaz Mountains ( ar, جِبَال ٱلْحِجَاز, Jibāl al-Ḥijāz ()) or "Hejaz Range" is a mountain range located in the Hejazi region of western Saudi Arabia. The range runs north and south along the eastern coast of the Red Sea, ...
References
External links
Mina and Muzdalifahon
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