Muzdalifah
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Muzdalifah is an open plain between Mina and Arafat where Hajj pilgrims spend the night and collect pebbles for the stoning ritual.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mabit in Muzdalifah | 1 |
| Muzdalifahh | 1 |
| Plain of Muzdalifah | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic holy site
ⓘ
geographical location ⓘ religious site ⓘ |
| associatedRitual | Ramy al-Jamarat ⓘ |
| associatedTime |
after sunset on 9th Dhu al-Hijjah
ⓘ
before dawn on 10th Dhu al-Hijjah ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pilgrimage to Mecca ⓘ |
| category |
Hajj site
ⓘ
Islamic pilgrimage location ⓘ |
| climate | arid desert climate ⓘ |
| distanceFromArafat | approximately 7 kilometers ⓘ |
| distanceFromMina | approximately 5 kilometers ⓘ |
| followedBy | Ramy al-Jamarat in Mina ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Saudi Arabia
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
|
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Muzdalifa
ⓘ
Muzdalifah self-link ⓘ Muzdalifah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Muzdalifahh
|
| hasArabicName | مزدلفة ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
lighting infrastructure
ⓘ
roads for buses and pedestrians ⓘ temporary sanitation facilities during Hajj ⓘ |
| hasRulingInFiqh | overnight stay is obligatory with valid excuses for early departure ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalPopulation | millions of pilgrims during Hajj ⓘ |
| hasTerrain | open plain ⓘ |
| legalStatusInHajj | wajib ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Makkah Province
ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Arafat
ⓘ
Mina ⓘ |
| near |
Masjid al-Haram
ⓘ
Mount Arafat ⓘ |
| normallyUninhabited | true ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mecca
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Mecca area
Hajj rituals ⓘ |
| pilgrimsPractice |
collecting small stones
ⓘ
combined Maghrib and Isha prayers ⓘ spending the night in the open ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Mount Arafat
ⓘ
surface form:
Wuquf at Arafat
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| significance | mandatory stop for Hajj pilgrims ⓘ |
| timeOfStay | night of 9th to 10th of Dhu al-Hijjah ⓘ |
| usedFor |
collecting pebbles for stoning ritual
ⓘ
overnight stay during Hajj ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Muzdalifahh
this entity surface form:
Plain of Muzdalifah