Day of Arafah

E43809

Islamic holy day religious observance

Day of Arafah is an important Islamic holy day during the Hajj pilgrimage when pilgrims gather on the plain of Arafat for supplication and it is widely observed by Muslims worldwide through fasting and prayer.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Day of Arafah canonical	6
Arafah	1
Arafah Day	1
Day of Arafah (9th of Dhu al-Hijjah)	1
Day of Arafah gathering	1
Yawm Arafah	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T312052 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Day of Arafah
Context triple: [Eid al-Adha, followsEvent, Day of Arafah]

A. Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha is an important Islamic festival commemorating Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son, marked by special prayers, charity, and the ritual sacrifice of animals.
B. Dhu al-Hijjah
Dhu al-Hijjah is the twelfth and final month of the Islamic lunar calendar, known for encompassing the major pilgrimage rites and the festival of Eid al-Adha.
C. Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr is a major Islamic festival that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan with communal prayers, feasting, charity, and celebration.
D. Ramadan
Ramadan is the Islamic holy month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community observed annually by Muslims worldwide.
E. Al-Ahad
Al-Ahad is an Islamic divine name of Allah emphasizing His absolute oneness and uniqueness without any partner or equal.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Day of Arafah
Target entity description: Day of Arafah is an important Islamic holy day during the Hajj pilgrimage when pilgrims gather on the plain of Arafat for supplication and it is widely observed by Muslims worldwide through fasting and prayer.

A. Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha is an important Islamic festival commemorating Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son, marked by special prayers, charity, and the ritual sacrifice of animals.
B. Dhu al-Hijjah
Dhu al-Hijjah is the twelfth and final month of the Islamic lunar calendar, known for encompassing the major pilgrimage rites and the festival of Eid al-Adha.
C. Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr is a major Islamic festival that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan with communal prayers, feasting, charity, and celebration.
D. Ramadan
Ramadan is the Islamic holy month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community observed annually by Muslims worldwide.
E. Al-Ahad
Al-Ahad is an Islamic divine name of Allah emphasizing His absolute oneness and uniqueness without any partner or equal.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic holy day ⓘ religious observance ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Day of Arafah ⓘ surface form: Yawm Arafah Yawm ‘Arafah ⓘ
associatedBelief	God descends to the nearest heaven in a manner befitting His majesty ⓘ God frees many people from Hellfire on this day ⓘ sins of two years are forgiven for those who fast it (non-pilgrims) ⓘ
associatedWith	Eid al-Adha ⓘ Hajj ⓘ surface form: Hajj pilgrimage
associatedWithProphet	Muhammad ⓘ
calendar	Islamic lunar calendar ⓘ
category	Hajj rituals ⓘ Islamic fasting days ⓘ Islamic holidays ⓘ
coreRitual	collective supplication ⓘ sermon delivered at Arafat ⓘ standing at Arafat (wuquf) ⓘ
countryOfMainRitual	Saudi Arabia ⓘ
farewellSermonYear	10 AH ⓘ 632 CE ⓘ
fastingRulingForPilgrims	fasting is generally discouraged for pilgrims at Arafat ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
historicalEvent	Prophet Muhammad delivered the Farewell Sermon at Arafat ⓘ
legalStatusInIslamicLaw	fasting is highly recommended for non-pilgrims ⓘ standing at Arafat is obligatory for Hajj ⓘ
locationOfMainRitual	Mount Arafat ⓘ Mount Arafat ⓘ surface form: Plain of Arafat
nearCity	Mecca ⓘ
obligationFor	pilgrims performing Hajj ⓘ
observationBy	Muslims worldwide ⓘ
observedWith	fasting ⓘ prayer ⓘ recitation of Qur’an ⓘ remembrance of God (dhikr) ⓘ supplication ⓘ
occursOn	9th day of Dhu al-Hijjah ⓘ
partOf	Hajj ⓘ
precedes	Eid al-Adha ⓘ
recommendedFor	non-pilgrim Muslims to fast ⓘ
relatedConcept	Final Judgment ⓘ surface form: Day of Judgment Five Pillars of Islam ⓘ mercy of God ⓘ tawbah (repentance) ⓘ tawhid (monotheism) ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
significance	climax of the Hajj rites ⓘ day of supplication and repentance ⓘ one of the most sacred days in Islam ⓘ
timeOfDay	from midday until sunset ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eid al-Adha → followsEvent → Day of Arafah ⓘ

Dhu al-Hijjah → containsDay → Day of Arafah ⓘ

Mount Arafat → associatedWith → Day of Arafah ⓘ

Mount Arafat → hasAnnualEvent → Day of Arafah ⓘ

this entity surface form: Day of Arafah gathering

Day of Arafah → alsoKnownAs → Day of Arafah ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yawm Arafah

Arafat → significanceInReligion → Day of Arafah ⓘ

Arafat → alsoKnownAs → Day of Arafah ⓘ

this entity surface form: Arafah

Id al-Adha → precededBy → Day of Arafah ⓘ

this entity surface form: Day of Arafah (9th of Dhu al-Hijjah)

Mount of Mercy → associatedWith → Day of Arafah ⓘ

Masjid Namirah → eventAssociatedWith → Day of Arafah ⓘ

Islamic holidays → majorCategory → Day of Arafah ⓘ

this entity surface form: Arafah Day

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