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A tradition from the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|Prophet (s)]] points to the descent of divine blessings, the forgiveness of sinners for the sake of the righteous, and the answering of prayers in Mash'ar.<ref>Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith 3024; a similar hadith regarding Arafat appears in Shia sources.</ref> By comparing the location of the land of Arafat (which is outside the Haram boundaries) with [[Mash'ar]], which is within the boundaries of the [[Haram (Mecca)|Mecca Haram]], some believe that one can have greater hope for divine mercy and closeness to God during the second stay of the [[pilgrims]] in the land of Mash'ar.<ref name=":0" /><ref>''Lesson Plan: An Introduction to the Encyclopedia of Secrets and Teachings of Hajj'', pp. 208 and 209.</ref>

=== Increasing the Remembrance of God and Piety in the Hearts of Pilgrims ===

Verse 198 of Sura Al-Baqara{{enote|فَاذْكُرُوا اللهَ عِنْدَ الْمَشْعَرِ الْحَرَامِ}} identifies [[Mash'ar al-Haram]] as a place for the remembrance of God. [[Javadi Amoli~~]] writes regarding~~ the ~~secrets~~ of ~~Mash'ar: The secret of the stay~~ and ~~[[Baitutah]] (~~spending the night~~) in~~ Mash'ar al-Haram is ~~that the pilgrim awakens~~ their ~~heart with the principle of~~ piety and ~~makes~~ God-consciousness and ~~fear of~~ God ~~the slogan~~ of their ~~heart~~.<ref>Cited in: ''Lesson Plan: An Introduction to the Encyclopedia of Secrets and Teachings of Hajj'', p. 210.</ref>

Verse 198 of Sura Al-Baqara{{enote|فَاذْكُرُوا اللهَ عِنْدَ الْمَشْعَرِ الْحَرَامِ}} identifies [[Mash'ar al-Haram]] as a place for the remembrance of God. According to Ayatollah Javadi Amoli, the spiritual purpose of wuquf and spending the night at Mash'ar al-Haram is for pilgrims to awaken their hearts to piety and make God-consciousness and reverence for God guiding principles of their inner lives..<ref>Cited in: ''Lesson Plan: An Introduction to the Encyclopedia of Secrets and Teachings of Hajj'', p. 210.</ref>

== Philosophy of the Etiquette of Wuquf ==

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 A tradition from the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|Prophet (s)]] points to the descent of divine blessings, the forgiveness of sinners for the sake of the righteous, and the answering of prayers in Mash'ar.<ref>Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith 3024; a similar hadith regarding Arafat appears in Shia sources.</ref> By comparing the location of the land of Arafat (which is outside the Haram boundaries) with [[Mash'ar]], which is within the boundaries of the [[Haram (Mecca)|Mecca Haram]], some believe that one can have greater hope for divine mercy and closeness to God during the second stay of the [[pilgrims]] in the land of Mash'ar.<ref name=":0" /><ref>''Lesson Plan: An Introduction to the Encyclopedia of Secrets and Teachings of Hajj'', pp. 208 and 209.</ref>
 === Increasing the Remembrance of God and Piety in the Hearts of Pilgrims ===
-Verse 198 of Sura Al-Baqara{{enote|فَاذْكُرُوا اللهَ عِنْدَ الْمَشْعَرِ الْحَرَامِ}} identifies [[Mash'ar al-Haram]] as a place for the remembrance of God. [[Javadi Amoli]] writes regarding the secrets of Mash'ar: The secret of the stay and [[Baitutah]] (spending the night) in Mash'ar al-Haram is that the pilgrim awakens their heart with the principle of piety and makes God-consciousness and fear of God the slogan of their heart.<ref>Cited in: ''Lesson Plan: An Introduction to the Encyclopedia of Secrets and Teachings of Hajj'', p. 210.</ref>
+Verse 198 of Sura Al-Baqara{{enote|فَاذْكُرُوا اللهَ عِنْدَ الْمَشْعَرِ الْحَرَامِ}} identifies [[Mash'ar al-Haram]] as a place for the remembrance of God. According to Ayatollah Javadi Amoli, the spiritual purpose of wuquf and spending the night at Mash'ar al-Haram is for pilgrims to awaken their hearts to piety and make God-consciousness and reverence for God guiding principles of their inner lives..<ref>Cited in: ''Lesson Plan: An Introduction to the Encyclopedia of Secrets and Teachings of Hajj'', p. 210.</ref>
 == Philosophy of the Etiquette of Wuquf ==