They recognized each other in this plain, which is therefore called Arafat, which means 'recognition'. It is about six miles from Mina and nine miles from Mecca.
In a tragedy, there is always a moment when recognition happens (as Aristotle said).
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Pilgrims in the land we are after being thrown from paradise
On the 9th of Dhul Hijja, all pilgrims leave Mina after sunrise and reach Arafat by noon or after noon. The Arafat plain is a valley surrounded by dry and barren mountains. It is said that Adam and Eve, after being thrown from Paradise, first met here.
They recognized each other in this plain, which is therefore called Arafat, which means 'recognition'. It is about six miles from Mina and nine miles from Mecca.
In a tragedy, there is always a moment when recognition happens (as Aristotle said).
They recognized each other in this plain, which is therefore called Arafat, which means 'recognition'. It is about six miles from Mina and nine miles from Mecca.
In a tragedy, there is always a moment when recognition happens (as Aristotle said).
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