Arafe Day

What is the philosophy of Arafa Day?

The day of Arafa is one of the great feasts, although it is not called Eid, and it is a day when the Almighty called his servants to his worship and obedience and spread his tables of goodness and benevolence for them, and the devil is more humiliated and driven away on this day. , And will be in the most angry times

On this day, they should go under the sky and confess and confess their sins to the Almighty so that they may be blessed with the reward of Arafat and their sins, and they should be engaged in the deeds and prayers of Arafa, which has been narrated from Hajj Tahereh (as); For more information, refer to the book Mafatih Al-Jannan, by Sheikh Abbas Qomi, Acts on the Day of Arafa.

Arafat is the name of the place where the pilgrims stop on the day of Arafa (the ninth of Dhu al-Hijjah) and pray and return to Mecca after the noon and evening prayers, and it is named as Gabriel (peace be upon him) when Who taught the rites to Ibrahim, when he reached Arafa he called him "Arafat" and he answered yes, so he was called by this name.

It has also been said that the reason is that people confess their guilt from this position and some consider it to endure the patience and suffering that must be endured in order to achieve it. Because one of the meanings of "custom" is patience and endurance.

It is very good and excellent to recite the prayer of Arafa of Imam Hussein (AS). But praying to God is not just reciting the prayer of Arafa. It is very good for man to learn from the infallible how to speak to God, and to pray in the same way;

The prayer of Arafa Imam Hussein (AS) The prayer that Imam Hussein (AS) recited on the day of Arafa (9 Dhul-Hijjah) in the desert of Arafat. According to some evidences, the recitation of this prayer by Imam Hussein (AS) was not related to his last pilgrimage. Shiites recite this prayer on the day of Arafa in the Arafat desert and other parts of the world.

This prayer includes mystical and ideological teachings such as knowing God and expressing divine attributes, remembering God's infinite blessings on man and praising and thanking God for them, supplicating to God and confessing sins and repentance, asking for needs, and the reward of the Hereafter. .. Refers.

Shiite scholars and narrators, considering the content of the prayer, have considered it from Imam Hussein (AS). Of course, the attribution of the final part to Imam Hussein has been questioned. This prayer has been translated into various languages.

The prayer of Arafa of Imam Hussein (AS) includes some of the most important topics:

1. Knowing God and expressing the divine attributes and renewing the covenant with God and knowing the prophets and strengthening the relationship with them and paying attention to the Hereafter and expressing heartfelt belief.

2. The journey of thought in the horizons of the world and the remembrance of infinite divine blessings on man and praise and thanks be to God for them.

3. Begging to God and confessing sins and repenting and asking for forgiveness and turning to desirable attributes and good deeds.

4. The request for prayers, which begins with greetings and blessings on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad. Then the request for forgiveness and the light of guidance and mercy and blessings and the breadth of the day and the reward of the Hereafter and ...

Writer: Faeghe Ebrehimpour
Translator &Collector : Faeghe Ebrahimpour