Plain Of Arafat

Plain of Arafat “O God, You are listening to my words and You are aware of my situation. You know my hidden and visible matters. Nothing is concealed from You. I am in distress, in need, and I turn to You in pleading. I seek refuge in You. I am troubled and fearful. I confess my sins and admit my wrongs. I approach You as a helpless person, seeking Your mercy. I am pleading before You as a sinful and humble being. I ask You in fear, as one struck by calamity, like a person whose head is bowed in submission to You, whose eyes weep for You, whose body humbles itself before You, and whose forehead is pressed to the ground in reverence. O God, do not leave me disappointed in seeking Your help, and be compassionate and merciful to me. O the best of those who are asked and the most generous of those who give!” (Al-Mu’jam al-Kabeer by Al-Tabarani, Hadith No. 11405) This supplication of the Prophet in Arafat is a guiding and model prayer. It tells us what kind of emotions should rise in the heart of a pilgrim when he reaches this historic place. His inner being should be filled with spiritual restlessness, not just with movements of the tongue. The stay in Arafat is like the completion of a person’s journey of faith. A person receives the knowledge of God and His Messenger. He moulds his life according to the guidance of God and the Prophet. Then the desire awakens in his heart to perform Hajj of the Kaaba and present his feelings of servitude before his Lord. He leaves his home