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The Day of Arafah (Arabic: يوم عرفة, romanized: Yawm 'Arafah) is an Islamic holiday that falls on the ninth day of Dhu al-Hijjah of the lunar Islamic Calendar. [4] It is the second day of the Hajj pilgrimage and is followed by the holiday of Eid al-Adha . [ 5 ]
Du'a Arafah (Arabic: دعاء عرفة) is a Shia Muslim prayer first recorded by Husayn ibn Ali, the third Imam of Shia. It is read and chanted by Shia Muslims every year on the second day of the Hajj , day of Arafah , in the Arafat desert.
Iftar, a meal consumed to break fast.It is a sunnah to break fast with dates. In Islam, fasting (known as sawm, [1] Arabic: صوم; Arabic pronunciation: or siyam, Arabic: صيام; Arabic pronunciation:) is the practice of abstaining, usually from food, drink, sexual activity and anything which substitutes food and drink.
Ramadan [a] [note 1] is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar.It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (), prayer (), reflection, and community. [5] It is also the month in which the Quran is believed to have been revealed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Islamic calendar stamp issued at King Khalid International Airport on 10 Rajab 1428 AH (24 July 2007 CE). The Hijri calendar (Arabic: ٱلتَّقْوِيم ٱلْهِجْرِيّ, romanized: 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 355 days.
Compared to regular compulsory prayer. Sohaib Sultan states that the steps for Sunnah prayer (Takbir, al-Fatihah, etc.) are exactly the same as for five daily obligatory prayers, but varying depending on the prayer are the number of rakat [3] (also rakʿah (Arabic: ركعة rakʿah, pronounced; plural: ركعات rakaʿāt), which is a unit of prayer.
The level area surrounding the hill is called the Plain of Arafat. The term Mount Arafat is sometimes applied to this entire area. It is an important place in Islam because, during the Hajj, pilgrims spend the afternoon there on the ninth day of Dhu al-Hijjah. Failure to be present in the plain of Arafat on the required day invalidates the ...
The Farewell Sermon (Arabic: خطبة الوداع, Khuṭbatu l-Widāʿ) also known as Muhammad's Final Sermon or the Last Sermon, is a religious speech, delivered by the Islamic prophet Muhammad on Friday the 9th of Dhu al-Hijjah, 10 AH (6 March 632 [1]) in the Uranah valley of Mount Arafat, during the Islamic pilgrimage of Hajj.