Mount Arafat

Masjid al-Namirah 2014

Farewell Sermon

Farewell Sermon The Farewell Sermon (خطبة الوداع‎, Khuṭbatu l-Wadāʿ), also known as Muhammad’s Final Sermon or the Last Sermon, is a religious speech, believed by Muslims to have been delivered by the Islamic prophet Muhammad on Friday the 9th of Dhu al-Hijjah, 10 AH (6 March 632) in the Uranah valley of Mount Arafat, during the Islamic pilgrimage of Hajj. Muhammad al-Bukhari refers to the sermon...

Arafat during Hajj

Mount Arafat

Mount Arafat Mount Arafat or Mount Arafah (جَبَل عَرَفَات‎ transliterated Jabal ʿArafāt) is a granite hill about 20 km (12 mi) east of central Mecca in the plain of Arafat. Mount Arafat reaches about 70 m (230 ft) in height, and is also known as the “Mount of Mercy” (جَبَل ٱلرَّحْمَة‎, Jabal Ar-Raḥmah). According to Islamic tradition, the hill is the place...

Mount Arafah - Mountain of Mercy

Prophet Muhammad’s Last Sermon

Prophet Muhammad’s Last Sermon The Prophet Muhammad’s Last Sermon was delivered on the Ninth day of Dhul al Hijjah 10 A.H. in the ‘Uranah valley of Mount Arafat (632 AC of Gregorian Calendar) by the Islamic prophet Muhammad (مُحمّد‎, Muhammed, Mohammed, Ahmad, Muḥammad). The Farewell Sermon (خطبة الوداع‎, Khuṭbatu l-Wadāʿ), also known...