ʿArafāt - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" ʿArafāt - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Rubin, Uri

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1063110
Doc. NO	:	ALei3507
Main Entry	:	Rubin, Uri
Title & Author	:	ʿArafāt - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Rubin, Uri
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(1,241 words)
Abstract	:	Mount ʿ Arafāt (ʿArafa) is a venerated site in Islam, approximately 70 metres high, located about 21 kilometres east of Mecca, on the road to al-Ṭāʾif. The small mountain and the plain on which it is situated serve as one of the main stations of the pilgrimage (ḥajj) to Mecca. The plain is some 6 kilometres from east to west and approximately 12 kilometres from north to south; it is surrounded by several mountains to the east, north, and south. Mount ʿArafāt is isolated from the other mountains and
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei3507.pdf