Muzdalifah
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Muzdalifah is an open plain between Mina and Arafat where Hajj pilgrims spend the night and collect pebbles for the stoning ritual.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Muzdalifah canonical | 15 |
| Mabit in Muzdalifah | 2 |
| Muzdalifah rituals | 1 |
| Muzdalifahh | 1 |
| Plain of Muzdalifah | 1 |
| mabit in Muzdalifah | 1 |
| mabīt in Muzdalifah | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T340967 — 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: Muzdalifah Context triple: [Mecca, near, Muzdalifah]
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A.
Rawdah ash-Sharifah
Rawdah ash-Sharifah is a highly revered area within the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, believed to lie between the Prophet Muhammad’s house and his pulpit and regarded as one of the gardens of Paradise in Islamic tradition.
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B.
Zamzam Well
Zamzam Well is a revered Islamic holy well in Mecca believed to be miraculously provided by God and a central site for pilgrims during the Hajj and Umrah.
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C.
Umrah
Umrah is a non-mandatory Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that can be performed at any time of the year and involves a set of specific devotional rites.
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D.
Hajj
Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that every able-bodied Muslim with sufficient means is religiously obligated to perform at least once in their lifetime.
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E.
Day of Arafah
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.
- 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: Muzdalifah Target entity description: Muzdalifah is an open plain between Mina and Arafat where Hajj pilgrims spend the night and collect pebbles for the stoning ritual.
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A.
Rawdah ash-Sharifah
Rawdah ash-Sharifah is a highly revered area within the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, believed to lie between the Prophet Muhammad’s house and his pulpit and regarded as one of the gardens of Paradise in Islamic tradition.
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B.
Zamzam Well
Zamzam Well is a revered Islamic holy well in Mecca believed to be miraculously provided by God and a central site for pilgrims during the Hajj and Umrah.
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C.
Umrah
Umrah is a non-mandatory Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that can be performed at any time of the year and involves a set of specific devotional rites.
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D.
Hajj
Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that every able-bodied Muslim with sufficient means is religiously obligated to perform at least once in their lifetime.
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E.
Day of Arafah
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic holy site
ⓘ
geographical location ⓘ religious site ⓘ |
| associatedRitual | Ramy al-Jamarat ⓘ |
| associatedTime |
after sunset on 9th Dhu al-Hijjah
ⓘ
before dawn on 10th Dhu al-Hijjah ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pilgrimage to Mecca ⓘ |
| category |
Hajj site
ⓘ
Islamic pilgrimage location ⓘ |
| climate | arid desert climate ⓘ |
| distanceFromArafat | approximately 7 kilometers ⓘ |
| distanceFromMina | approximately 5 kilometers ⓘ |
| followedBy | Ramy al-Jamarat in Mina ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
ⓘ
linked to:
Saudi Arabia
|
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Muzdalifa
ⓘ
Muzdalifah ⓘ Muzdalifahh ⓘ
linked to:
Muzdalifah
|
| hasArabicName | مزدلفة ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
lighting infrastructure
ⓘ
roads for buses and pedestrians ⓘ temporary sanitation facilities during Hajj ⓘ |
| hasRulingInFiqh | overnight stay is obligatory with valid excuses for early departure ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalPopulation | millions of pilgrims during Hajj ⓘ |
| hasTerrain | open plain ⓘ |
| legalStatusInHajj | wajib ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Makkah Province
ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Arafat
ⓘ
Mina ⓘ |
| near |
Masjid al-Haram
ⓘ
Mount Arafat ⓘ |
| normallyUninhabited | true ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greater Mecca area
ⓘ
linked to:
Mecca
Hajj rituals ⓘ |
| pilgrimsPractice |
collecting small stones
ⓘ
combined Maghrib and Isha prayers ⓘ spending the night in the open ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Wuquf at Arafat
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Arafat
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| significance | mandatory stop for Hajj pilgrims ⓘ |
| timeOfStay | night of 9th to 10th of Dhu al-Hijjah ⓘ |
| usedFor |
collecting pebbles for stoning ritual
ⓘ
overnight stay during Hajj ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Muzdalifah Description of subject: Muzdalifah is an open plain between Mina and Arafat where Hajj pilgrims spend the night and collect pebbles for the stoning ritual.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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