The word · Worship
مُزْدَلِفَة
Muzdalifah
The open ground between Arafah and Mina where pilgrims spend the night of the tenth.
Also written · Musdalifah · Muzdelife · Mudzalifah · Muzdalifa · Al-Mash'ar al-Haram · Mashar · night at Muzdalifah
The meaning
What Muzdalifah means in Islam
The Qur'an calls it al-Mash'ar al-Haram, the Sacred Monument. Pilgrims arrive after sunset, pray Maghrib and Isha together, sleep on the ground under the sky, and gather pebbles for the stoning. The weak, the elderly and those accompanying them may move on to Mina in the later part of the night, a concession the Prophet gave to his own family.
Evidence · Qur’an · Stated directly in the Qur’an
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Words that sit beside it
- WuqufStanding at Arafah on the ninth of Dhul Hijjah, the one rite without which there is no hajj.الوُقوفُ بِعَرَفَة
- MinaThe valley near Makkah where pilgrims camp before Arafah and for the days after Eid.مِنى
- JamaratThe three pillars at Mina that pilgrims pelt with small pebbles, called ramy.الجَمَرات
- HajjThe pilgrimage to Makkah in Dhul Hijjah, obligatory once in a lifetime on those who are able.حَجّ
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