{"id":1507,"date":"2025-01-30T04:40:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T04:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/?page_id=1507"},"modified":"2025-06-30T14:15:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T04:15:09","slug":"the-importance-of-day-of-arafah","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/the-importance-of-day-of-arafah\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Day of Arafah"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1507\" class=\"elementor elementor-1507\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-overlay-image-url=\"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Map-Dots-1.png\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2e38f9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2e38f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-text-color=\"#009045\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b13f70b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b13f70b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/\"><span style=\"color: #009045;\">Home<\/span><\/a> \u203a <a title=\"Projects\" href=\"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/\"><span style=\"color: #009045;\">Islamic Giving<\/span><\/a> \u203a Qurban Guide \u203a Story of Ibrahim AS<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-title-color=\"#FFFFFF\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-968a2b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"968a2b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Day of<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9046b72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9046b72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Arafah<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69a2d66 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69a2d66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b61e416 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b61e416\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3861f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3861f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is a recommended sunnah of the Prophet (pbuh) for those who are not pilgrims to fast on this day, since the Prophet (pbuh) was asked about fasting on the day of Arafah, so he said:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6df0c1a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6df0c1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-text-color=\"#2A2A2A\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-152de72 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"152de72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;It expiates the sins of the past year and the coming year.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-text-color=\"#7C7C7C\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b088209 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b088209\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>(Muslim)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29bb766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29bb766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Prophet (pbuh) also said:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ad2ad6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ad2ad6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-text-color=\"#2A2A2A\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce9e1f9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce9e1f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;There is no day on which Allaah frees people from the Fire more so than on the day of &#8216;Arafah. He comes close to those (people standing on &#8216;Arafah), and then He reveals before His Angels saying, \u2018What are these people seeking.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-text-color=\"#7C7C7C\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50344b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50344b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>(Muslim)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fa3bab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fa3bab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What should I do on the day of arafah?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcb9a89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcb9a89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><strong>Fast<\/strong>: Fasting is highly encouraged and recommended for those not going on hajj. The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: &#8220;Fasting on the Day of Arafah expiates the sins of the past year and the coming year.&#8221; (Muslim)<\/li><li><strong>Make Dua:<\/strong> Saying this du&#8217;aa very often: laa ilaaha ill-allaahu, wa\u1e25dahu laa shareeka lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-\u1e25amdu, wa huwa \u201balaa kulli shay\u2019in qadeer Meaning: None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partner. To Him belongs sovereignty and all praise and He is over all things omnipotent.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d031d29 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d031d29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-text-color=\"#7C7C7C\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cf7ad3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cf7ad3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-text-color=\"#2A2A2A\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-585041d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"585041d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;The most excellent dua is the dua on the Day of Arafah, and the best of what I and the prophets before me have said, is There is nothing that deserves to be worshiped in truth except Allah, He is Alone and has no partner, to Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs all praise, and He is All-Powerful over all things.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-text-color=\"#7C7C7C\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d3bbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51d3bbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>(Muwatta)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc06331 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc06331\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>3. Making Tahleel, Takbeer, Tahmeed and Tasbeeh:<\/strong>\u00a0Its is a sunnah of our Prophet (pbuh) to recite the Tahleel, Takbeer and Tahmeed as many times as possible on the day of Arafah, and also on the days of Tashreeq (11, 12 and 13th of Dhul Hijjah):\u200b<\/p><ul><li class=\"paragraph\"><p><strong>Tahleel<\/strong>\u00a0is to say &#8220;Laa ilaaha il-lal-laah&#8221;<\/p><\/li><li class=\"paragraph\"><p><strong>Takbeer<\/strong>\u00a0is to say &#8220;Allahu Akbar&#8221;<\/p><\/li><li class=\"paragraph\"><p><strong>Tahmeed<\/strong>\u00a0is to say &#8220;Alhamdulillaah&#8221;<\/p><\/li><li class=\"paragraph\"><p><strong>Tasbeeh<\/strong> is to say &#8220;Subhanallaah&#8221;<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>4. Seek forgiveness from Almighty Allah.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ca2b56 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ca2b56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-text-color=\"#7C7C7C\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b75e18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b75e18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-text-color=\"#2A2A2A\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b852c3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b852c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0&#8220;On this day, Allah, the most Exalted, descends to the nearest heaven, and He is proud of His servants on the earth and says to those in heavens, look at My servants, they have come from far and near, with hair disheveled and faces covered with dust, to seek my Mercy. Even if their sins are as much the sand or the froth of the sea, I shall forgive them.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f7006d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f7006d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-premium-element-link=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;link&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/maainternational.org.au\\\/dhul-hijjah-qurban-2025\\\/&quot;,&quot;is_external&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;custom_attributes&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/maainternational.org.au\\\/dhul-hijjah-qurban-2025\\\/&quot;}\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-dce-background-overlay-color=\"#009045\" data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0V9A9542-scaled.jpg\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ada22b e-con-full premium-wrapper-link-yes e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ada22b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:150,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-title-color=\"#FFFFFF\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87c1fed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87c1fed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Offer your Qurban<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55daf57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"55daf57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/dhul-hijjah-qurban-2025\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Give Today<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A day of mercy, dua, and forgiveness. Fasting erases two years of sins. Fill your day with dhikr, heartfelt prayers, and seek Allah\u2019s pardon, for no day sees more souls freed from the Fire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1507","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/CMSWebParts\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/CMSWebParts\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/CMSWebParts\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/CMSWebParts\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/CMSWebParts\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/CMSWebParts\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1507\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/CMSWebParts\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}