Arafat
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- proper noun
- I was teaching high school students how to distinguish between Babylon and Byzantium, Arafat and Atatürk, and I was failing, as were they, but that was how we were required to consume our days, and life was a storm of consequences with which one had to deal, and Alec in New York was only tense about her studies.
- Plain of Arafat
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On the afternoon of the last day of Hajj, millions stand on the Plain of Arafat in prayer.
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This year alone, the kingdom spent more than 1.1 billion riyals ($293.3 million) on development projects in the holy sites of Mina, Arafat, and Muzdalifah, all outside Mecca.
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I prayed to Allah from Mount Arafat.
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Thursday marks the most important day when all pilgrims assemble in the Arafat plain outside Mecca
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On the day of the Great Pilgrimage in the tenth century of the Hijrah the Prophet went to the Mountain of Arafat and on the Farewell Hajj, he invited the people to listen to the Final Sermon:
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I can't wait to pray in Arafat,' said 32-year-old Koara Abdulrahman, a businessman from Burkina Faso.
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The bus took us to Arafat and Muzdalfa; however, on return from Muzdalfa, one has to walk to the Mina Tent. We got Maktab 1 in Mina, which was the closest option to Jamraat, as you need to go there for 3 days, so prefer the near Maktab!
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Many pilgrims gather at the Plain of Arafat to seek forgiveness on the day before Eid al-Adha.
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During the Hajj, spending time at Arafat is considered essential for spiritual reflection.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Arafat for the hill near Mecca comes from an Arabic root ʿ-r-f meaning 'to know' or 'recognise', and it refers to the place where pilgrims gather on the Day of Arafah to stand, pray, and feel close to God, so Arafat is remembered as the central meeting place of the Hajj.