Muzdalifah
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Muzdalifah is a location in Saudi Arabia that is significant during the Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca. Pilgrims spend a night at Muzdalifah, situated between Mount Arafat and Mina, as part of the Hajj rituals. This stop is one of several holy sites visited outside of Mecca during the second stage of the pilgrimage, which typically occurs between the 8th and 12th days of Dhu al-Hijjah, the last month of the Islamic year. The Hajj is a mandatory religious duty for all adult Muslims who are physically and financially able to undertake the journey, representing the fifth pillar of Islam.12
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hajj…holy places outside Mecca—Jabal al-Raḥmah, Muzdalifah, and Minā—and sacrifices an animal in commemoration of Abraham’s sacrifice. Male pilgrims’ heads are then usually shaved, and female pilgrims remove a lock of hair. After the rajm ritual at Minā, in which pilgrims throw seven stones at three walls (formerly pillars, symbolizing the…
Read More…holy places outside Mecca—Jabal al-Raḥmah, Muzdalifah, and Minā—and sacrifices an animal in commemoration of Abraham’s sacrifice. Male pilgrims’ heads are then usually shaved, and female pilgrims remove a lock of hair. After the rajm ritual at Minā, in which pilgrims throw seven stones at three walls (formerly pillars, symbolizing the…
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IslamThe hajj…of spending the night at Muzdalifah (between ʿArafāt and Minā) and offering sacrifice on the last day of iḥrām, which is the ʿīd (“festival”) of sacrifice. See Eid al-Adha.
Read More…of spending the night at Muzdalifah (between ʿArafāt and Minā) and offering sacrifice on the last day of iḥrām, which is the ʿīd (“festival”) of sacrifice. See Eid al-Adha.
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