Mount Arafat

Mount Arafat or Mount Arafat (Arabic: جبل عرفات, transcribed Arafat Jabal) is a hill granite east of Mecca. It is also known as the Mount of Mercy (Jabal ar-Rahmah). The hill is the place Muslims believe that the prophet Mohammed got up and delivered the farewell sermon to the Muslims who had accompanied him on the pilgrimage towards the end of his life. It reaches about 70 m in height.
According to Islamic tradition, it was on Mount Arafat that Adam and Eve, separated by 200 years after their expulsion from the Garden of Eden, met and recognized each other and met. In this case they were also forgiven by God for their rebellion after offering their repentance. One of the main reasons for the ritual of the pilgrimage is the renewal of the repentance prayer each year standing on the hill of mercy, the highlight of the pilgrimage. The pilgrims will spend the whole day in Arafah begging God to forgive their sins and pray for personal strength in the future.
Final Arafah rituals at dusk and pilgrims then move on to Muzdalifah for shortened Maghrib prayer and 'Isha' prayers and for a short rest.
The area surrounding the hill level is called the Arafat plain. The term Monte Arafat is sometimes applied to this whole area. It is an important place in Islam, because during the pilgrimage, pilgrims spend the afternoon on the ninth day of Dhu al Hiyya (ذو الحجة). Not being present in the Arafat plain on the desired day invalidates the pilgrimage. Many pilgrims stay here all night awake.

The hill is referenced in James Joyce's novel, Finnegans Wake. Since the end of 2010, this place is served by Metro Mecca.  
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