Muzdalifah
City in Mecca, Saudi Arabia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Muzdalifah (Arabic: مُزْدَلِفَة) is an open and level area near Mecca in the Hejazi region of Saudi Arabia that is associated with the Ḥajj ("Pilgrimage").[1][2][3][4] It lies just southeast of Mina, on the route between Mina and Arafat.
Muzdalifah
مُزْدَلِفَة | |
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 Muzdalifah Location of Mudalifah  Muzdalifah Muzdalifah (Middle East)  Muzdalifah Muzdalifah (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 21°23′33″N 39°56′16″E | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Region | Makkah |
| Government | |
| • Regional Governor | Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Arabia Standard Time) |
In Pre-Islamic times the Hums being the Quraysh, Banu Kinanah, Banu Khuza'a and Banu 'Amir would camp at Muzdalifah and refuse to go to Mount Arafat with the other Arabs.[5]
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
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The stay at Muzdalifah is preceded by a day at Mount Arafat, consisting of glorifying God, repeating the duʿāʾ (Supplication), repentance to God, and asking him for forgiveness. At Arafat, Ẓuhr and ʿAṣr prayers are performed in a combined and abbreviated form during the time of Zuhr. After sunset on the ninth day of the Islamic month of Dhūl-Ḥijjah, Muslim pilgrims travel to Muzdalifah, sometimes arriving at night because of over-crowding. After arriving at Muzdalifah, pilgrims pray the Maghrib and ʿIshāʾ prayers jointly, whereas the Isha prayer is shortened to 2 rakats. At Muzdalifah, pilgrims collect pebbles for the Stoning of the Devil (Arabic: رَمِي ٱلْجَمَرَات, romanized: Ramī al-Jamarāt, lit. 'Stoning of the Place of Pebbles').[6][7][8]
The Sacred Monument
| The Sacred Grove | |
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Al-Mashʿar Al-Ḥarām (ٱلْمَشْعَر ٱلْحَرَام) | |
 The mosque in 2015 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Muzdalifah, Makkah, Hejaz |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
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| Geographic coordinates | 21°23′10″N 39°54′44″E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Islamic |
| Specifications | |
| Direction of façade | Qiblah |
| Minaret(s) | 2 |
The open-roofed mosque at Muzdalifah is known as "The Sacred Grove"[1][2][3][4] (Arabic: ٱلْمَشْعَر ٱلْحَرَام, romanized: Al-Mashʿar Al-Ḥarām).[9][irrelevant citation]
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