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== Wuquf at Arafat ==

{{main|Wuquf at 'Arafat}} Wuquf (staying) in Arafat is the second obligatory act of [[Hajj]]<ref>''Farhang-e Estelahat-e Hajj va Omreh'' (Dictionary of Hajj and Umrah Terms), p. 275.</ref> during which, according to [[Shia]] jurisprudence, the pilgrim remains in [[Arafat]] on the [[Day of Arafa]] from noon until the canonical sunset.<ref>See: ''Manasek-e Hajj'' (Hajj Rituals), pp. 451-452.</ref> This Wuquf, to the extent that staying there (even for a short duration) is fulfilled, is also counted among the [[pillars of Hajj]].<ref>See: ''Manasek-e Hajj'', pp. 450-451.</ref> Backgrounds for [[Wuquf in Arafat]] have been reported from the pre-Islamic era.<ref name=":0">''Hajj dar Andisheh-ye Eslami'' (Hajj in Islamic Thought), p. 234, citing: ''Akhbar-e Makkah'', Azraqi, Vol. 1, p. 117.</ref> Followers of religions that considered [[Hajj]] obligatory would perform Wuquf in Arafat during their pilgrimages in all eras. In the [[Age of Ignorance]] (Jahiliyyah), a group of the [[Jurhum]] tribe would also perform Wuquf in Arafat, following the tradition of [[Abraham (a)]].<ref name=":03">''Hajj dar Andisheh-ye Eslami'', p. 234, citing: ''Akhbar-e Makkah'', Azraqi, Vol. 1, p. 117.</ref> Some tribes of [[Quraysh]] and the [[inhabitants of Mecca]] refrained from performing Wuquf in Arafat.<ref name=":03" />

{{main|Wuquf at Arafat}} Wuquf (staying) in Arafat is the second obligatory act of [[Hajj]]<ref>''Farhang-e Estelahat-e Hajj va Omreh'' (Dictionary of Hajj and Umrah Terms), p. 275.</ref> during which, according to [[Shia]] jurisprudence, the pilgrim remains in [[Arafat]] on the [[Day of Arafa]] from noon until the canonical sunset.<ref>See: ''Manasek-e Hajj'' (Hajj Rituals), pp. 451-452.</ref> This Wuquf, to the extent that staying there (even for a short duration) is fulfilled, is also counted among the [[pillars of Hajj]].<ref>See: ''Manasek-e Hajj'', pp. 450-451.</ref> Backgrounds for [[Wuquf in Arafat]] have been reported from the pre-Islamic era.<ref name=":0">''Hajj dar Andisheh-ye Eslami'' (Hajj in Islamic Thought), p. 234, citing: ''Akhbar-e Makkah'', Azraqi, Vol. 1, p. 117.</ref> Followers of religions that considered [[Hajj]] obligatory would perform Wuquf in Arafat during their pilgrimages in all eras. In the [[Age of Ignorance]] (Jahiliyyah), a group of the [[Jurhum]] tribe would also perform Wuquf in Arafat, following the tradition of [[Abraham (a)]].<ref name=":03">''Hajj dar Andisheh-ye Eslami'', p. 234, citing: ''Akhbar-e Makkah'', Azraqi, Vol. 1, p. 117.</ref> Some tribes of [[Quraysh]] and the [[inhabitants of Mecca]] refrained from performing Wuquf in Arafat.<ref name=":03" />

Fasting,<ref>''Darsnameh-ye Manasek-e Hajj'' (Textbook of Hajj Rituals), p. 59.</ref> [[repentance]],<ref>''Misbah al-Shari'ah'', p. 92; ''al-Mahajjah al-Bayda'', Vol. 2, p. 207.</ref> and reciting [[supplications]] such as the [[Dua Arafa of Imam Hussain (text)|Dua Arafa]] by [[Imam Hussain (a)]]<ref>''Darsnameh-ye Manasek-e Hajj'', p. 60.</ref> and the [[Dua 'Arafa of Imam Sajjad|Dua Arafa]] by [[Imam Sajjad (a)]]<ref>''Hajj va Omreh dar Quran va Hadith'' (Hajj and Umrah in the Quran and Hadith), p. 392.</ref> are among the recommended acts and etiquettes of the stay in Arafat. Among the etiquettes of being in Arafat are "performing the Dhuhr and Asr prayers at the beginning of their time, with one [[Adhan and Iqamah|Adhan]] and two [[Adhan and Iqamah|Iqamahs]]"<ref>''Darsnameh-ye Manasek-e Hajj'', p. 59.</ref> and the "necessity of outward purity"<ref>''Da'a'im al-Islam'', Vol. 1, p. 320.</ref> and "inward purity."<ref>''al-Kafi'', Vol. 4, p. 66; ''al-Faqih'', Vol. 2, p. 211.</ref>{{enote|Imam Sadiq (a) has said: "It is not proper to perform Wuquf in Arafat without purity."}}

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=== Importance of Wuquf in Arafat ===

In traditions, the stay in Arafat is introduced as the "truth of Hajj"<ref>''Mustadrak al-Wasa'il'', Vol. 10, p. 34.</ref> and the "[[Greater Hajj]]".<ref>''al-Kafi'', Vol. 4, p. 265.</ref> Regarding the importance of the stay in Arafat, it is narrated from the Prophet that "Hajj is Arafat itself."<ref>''Sunan al-Tirmidhi'', Vol. 2, p. 65; ''al-Mahajjah al-Bayda'', Vol. 2, p. 204; also ''al-Hajj wa al-Umrah fi al-Kitab wa al-Sunnah'', pp. 189-190.</ref>

It is also narrated from the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|Prophet(s)]] that on the afternoon of the [[Day of 'Arafa]], God boasts to His angels about the people of Arafat, saying: "Look at My servants who have come to Me disheveled and covered in dust."<ref>''Bihar al-Anwar'', Vol. 99, p. 13, H. 42.</ref>

It is also narrated from the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|Prophet(s)]] that on the afternoon of the [[Day of Arafa]], God boasts to His angels about the people of Arafat, saying: "Look at My servants who have come to Me disheveled and covered in dust."<ref>''Bihar al-Anwar'', Vol. 99, p. 13, H. 42.</ref>

== Philosophy of Wuquf in Arafat ==

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 == Wuquf at Arafat ==
-{{main|Wuquf at 'Arafat}} Wuquf (staying) in Arafat is the second obligatory act of [[Hajj]]<ref>''Farhang-e Estelahat-e Hajj va Omreh'' (Dictionary of Hajj and Umrah Terms), p. 275.</ref> during which, according to [[Shia]] jurisprudence, the pilgrim remains in [[Arafat]] on the [[Day of Arafa]] from noon until the canonical sunset.<ref>See: ''Manasek-e Hajj'' (Hajj Rituals), pp. 451-452.</ref> This Wuquf, to the extent that staying there (even for a short duration) is fulfilled, is also counted among the [[pillars of Hajj]].<ref>See: ''Manasek-e Hajj'', pp. 450-451.</ref> Backgrounds for [[Wuquf in Arafat]] have been reported from the pre-Islamic era.<ref name=":0">''Hajj dar Andisheh-ye Eslami'' (Hajj in Islamic Thought), p. 234, citing: ''Akhbar-e Makkah'', Azraqi, Vol. 1, p. 117.</ref> Followers of religions that considered [[Hajj]] obligatory would perform Wuquf in Arafat during their pilgrimages in all eras. In the [[Age of Ignorance]] (Jahiliyyah), a group of the [[Jurhum]] tribe would also perform Wuquf in Arafat, following the tradition of [[Abraham (a)]].<ref name=":03">''Hajj dar Andisheh-ye Eslami'', p. 234, citing: ''Akhbar-e Makkah'', Azraqi, Vol. 1, p. 117.</ref> Some tribes of [[Quraysh]] and the [[inhabitants of Mecca]] refrained from performing Wuquf in Arafat.<ref name=":03" />
+{{main|Wuquf at Arafat}} Wuquf (staying) in Arafat is the second obligatory act of [[Hajj]]<ref>''Farhang-e Estelahat-e Hajj va Omreh'' (Dictionary of Hajj and Umrah Terms), p. 275.</ref> during which, according to [[Shia]] jurisprudence, the pilgrim remains in [[Arafat]] on the [[Day of Arafa]] from noon until the canonical sunset.<ref>See: ''Manasek-e Hajj'' (Hajj Rituals), pp. 451-452.</ref> This Wuquf, to the extent that staying there (even for a short duration) is fulfilled, is also counted among the [[pillars of Hajj]].<ref>See: ''Manasek-e Hajj'', pp. 450-451.</ref> Backgrounds for [[Wuquf in Arafat]] have been reported from the pre-Islamic era.<ref name=":0">''Hajj dar Andisheh-ye Eslami'' (Hajj in Islamic Thought), p. 234, citing: ''Akhbar-e Makkah'', Azraqi, Vol. 1, p. 117.</ref> Followers of religions that considered [[Hajj]] obligatory would perform Wuquf in Arafat during their pilgrimages in all eras. In the [[Age of Ignorance]] (Jahiliyyah), a group of the [[Jurhum]] tribe would also perform Wuquf in Arafat, following the tradition of [[Abraham (a)]].<ref name=":03">''Hajj dar Andisheh-ye Eslami'', p. 234, citing: ''Akhbar-e Makkah'', Azraqi, Vol. 1, p. 117.</ref> Some tribes of [[Quraysh]] and the [[inhabitants of Mecca]] refrained from performing Wuquf in Arafat.<ref name=":03" />
 Fasting,<ref>''Darsnameh-ye Manasek-e Hajj'' (Textbook of Hajj Rituals), p. 59.</ref> [[repentance]],<ref>''Misbah al-Shari'ah'', p. 92; ''al-Mahajjah al-Bayda'', Vol. 2, p. 207.</ref> and reciting [[supplications]] such as the [[Dua Arafa of Imam Hussain (text)|Dua Arafa]] by [[Imam Hussain (a)]]<ref>''Darsnameh-ye Manasek-e Hajj'', p. 60.</ref> and the [[Dua 'Arafa of Imam Sajjad|Dua Arafa]] by [[Imam Sajjad (a)]]<ref>''Hajj va Omreh dar Quran va Hadith'' (Hajj and Umrah in the Quran and Hadith), p. 392.</ref> are among the recommended acts and etiquettes of the stay in Arafat. Among the etiquettes of being in Arafat are "performing the Dhuhr and Asr prayers at the beginning of their time, with one [[Adhan and Iqamah|Adhan]] and two [[Adhan and Iqamah|Iqamahs]]"<ref>''Darsnameh-ye Manasek-e Hajj'', p. 59.</ref> and the "necessity of outward purity"<ref>''Da'a'im al-Islam'', Vol. 1, p. 320.</ref> and "inward purity."<ref>''al-Kafi'', Vol. 4, p. 66; ''al-Faqih'', Vol. 2, p. 211.</ref>{{enote|Imam Sadiq (a) has said: "It is not proper to perform Wuquf in Arafat without purity."}}
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 === Importance of Wuquf in Arafat ===
 In traditions, the stay in Arafat is introduced as the "truth of Hajj"<ref>''Mustadrak al-Wasa'il'', Vol. 10, p. 34.</ref> and the "[[Greater Hajj]]".<ref>''al-Kafi'', Vol. 4, p. 265.</ref> Regarding the importance of the stay in Arafat, it is narrated from the Prophet that "Hajj is Arafat itself."<ref>''Sunan al-Tirmidhi'', Vol. 2, p. 65; ''al-Mahajjah al-Bayda'', Vol. 2, p. 204; also ''al-Hajj wa al-Umrah fi al-Kitab wa al-Sunnah'', pp. 189-190.</ref>
-It is also narrated from the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|Prophet(s)]] that on the afternoon of the [[Day of 'Arafa]], God boasts to His angels about the people of Arafat, saying: "Look at My servants who have come to Me disheveled and covered in dust."<ref>''Bihar al-Anwar'', Vol. 99, p. 13, H. 42.</ref>
+It is also narrated from the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|Prophet(s)]] that on the afternoon of the [[Day of Arafa]], God boasts to His angels about the people of Arafat, saying: "Look at My servants who have come to Me disheveled and covered in dust."<ref>''Bihar al-Anwar'', Vol. 99, p. 13, H. 42.</ref>
 == Philosophy of Wuquf in Arafat ==