Arafat, Makkah

Plain of Arafat during the Hajj

Arafat (Arabic: عرفة‎ transliterated ‘Arafah) is a plain about 20 km Southeast of Mecca.^[1] It remains uninhabited most of the year, and on the day of Hajj on the 9th of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah pilgrims go to Arafat from Mina, for the most important part of the Hajj. Here the Khutbah of Hajj is narrated and Zuhr prayer and Asr prayer are prayed together. At dusk Pilgrims leave for Muzdalifah.

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Hajj topics Every year, from the eighth to the twelfth day of Dhu al-Hijjah. Preparation Ihram Miqat Dhu'l-Hulayfah Juhfah Qarn al-Manazil Dhat Irq Yalamlam Sequence Tawaf Zamzam Well Al-Safa and Al-Marwah Mina Arafat Muzdalifah Rami al-Jamarat Eid al-Adha Tawaf al-Ifadah Tawaf al-Wida Mosques Masjid al-Haram Al-Masjid al-Nabawi Masjid-u-Shajarah Masjid Miqat, Wadi Rabigh History of Hajj