Muzdalifah
City in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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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.
Saudi ArabiaMuzdalifah
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  Muzdalifah Location of Mudalifah  Muzdalifah Muzdalifah (Middle East)  Muzdalifah Muzdalifah (West and Central Asia) | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Region | Makkah |
| Government | |
| • Regional Governor | Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (A.S.T.) |
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
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 open-roofed mosque at Muzdalifah is known as "The Sacred Grove"[1][2][3][4] (Arabic: ٱلْمَشْعَر ٱلْحَرَام, romanized: Al-Mašʿar Al-Ḥarām) in the Quran (2:198).[9]
