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Mount Arafat is a mountain located in Saudi Arabia that holds significant religious importance in Islam. It is a central site in the Islamic pilgrimage known as the Hajj, where millions of Muslims gather annually as part of their religious obligations.
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Mount Arafat (Arabic: جَبَل عَرَفَات, romanized: Jabal ʿArafāt, or جَبَل ٱلرَّحْمَة, Jabal ar-Raḥmah, 'Mountain of Mercy') is a granodiorite hill about 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Mecca, in the province of the same name in Saudi Arabia. It is approximately 70 m (230 ft) in height, with its highest point sitting at an elevation of 454 metres (1,490 ft).
The Islamic prophet Muhammad, before becoming a prophet, would break the tradition of his tribe, the Quraysh, by standing at Arafat with the other Arabs, much to the shock of his fellow Qurayshite Jubayr ibn Muṭʽim who highlighted that he was a part of the Hums and questioning what business he had there.