​Day of Arafah Tarihi

August ​2019

Strength in Numbers

2.5 million Muslims all around the world gather at Mount Arafat, dressed in white garments to perform the ‘stoning of the devil’ ritual.

September, 2016

Traditional Change

Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh cannot deliver his usual Hajj sermon on the day of Arafah for the first time in 35 years.

​632 AD

The Final Years and the Final Word

Prophet Muhammad addresses 114,000 pilgrims with his farewell sermon and reveals that the religion of Islam is now complete.

​613 AD

Public Message

The Prophet Muhammad reveals the message of Islam verse by verse, calling for equality and unity within the Muslim community.

571 AD

Beginning of a great man

The Prophet Muhammad is born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.