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What was Muhammad’s Farewell Pilgrimage in 632?
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The Prophet's Mosque, showing the green dome built above the tomb of Muhammad, Medina, Saudi Arabia.
In 632, Muhammad personally led the Farewell Pilgrimage to Mecca. This event serves as the established precedent for all future hajj pilgrimages performed by Muslims. It took place shortly before his death in June of that same year.12