Jabal al-Rahmah: Located on the northern side of the Arafat Plain, this hill is known among the people as the “Mount of Arafat” and is composed of granite stones. It is the blessed location where Adam (AS) and Eve reunited in the hundredth year after Adam’s descent to Earth, upon completing the construction of the Kaaba. On the Day of Arafat, Prophet Muhammad (SAW) performed the Dhuhr (midday) and Asr (afternoon) prayers at Masjid al-Nimrah, then came to the area near the foot of Jabal al-Rahmah, where Masjid al-Sahrat is located, and performed the wukuf (standing) of Arafat there.
Masjid al-Sahrat: This area is located to the right when ascending Jabal al-Rahmah. It is surrounded by a wall about half a meter high and has a length of around 13 meters and a width of about 8 meters, facing the direction of the qibla. Prophet Muhammad (SAW) delivered his farewell sermon (khutbah) at this location. According to the hadith “The entirety of Arafat is a place of wukuf” (Sahih Muslim, Hajj, 149), the wukuf can be performed anywhere within the Arafat area. However, pilgrims prefer to be present in the same area and vicinity where Prophet Muhammad performed the wukuf, specifically on the 70-meter high Jabal al-Rahmah, situated between the Neba and Nubay’a peaks, atop the Nabit Hill in the northeast of the Arafat Valley. Consequently, this area has become the most densely populated by pilgrims and the social facilities established to serve pilgrims are concentrated in this vicinity.
