PROPHET MUHAMMAD: The Messenger of Peace

THE FAREWELL PILGRIMAGE year became known as the year of delegations. In this way, one after another, all the tribes of Arabia entered the fold of Islam. THE FAREWELL PILGRIMAGE After stabilising the situation in Arabia, the Prophet set out to perform Hajjatul Wida, his Farewell Pilgrimage. It was the last year of his life. He left Madinah for Makkah accompanied by Madinan Muslims. When the news spread that the Prophet would perform the pilgrimage, various tribes living in Arabia began pouring into Makkah. Therefore, when the Prophet of Islam performed his first as well as his last pilgrimage, he was joined by 1,25,000 Muslims. During this pilgrimage, he was given revelations about the rules of the Hajj. All Muslims follow them to this day. When the Prophet arrived at Mount Arafat, he gave his words of wisdom to the people present. These teachings are preserved in the form of the ‘Farewell Sermon’.