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Muzdalifah is an open, level area near Mecca in Saudi Arabia associated with the Ḥajj (حَـجّ, "Pilgrimage"). It lies just southeast of Mina, on the route between Mina and Arafat.PilgrimageThe stay at Muzdalifah is preceded by a day at Arafat, consisting of glorifying Allah, repeating the supplication, and repentance to Allah and asking Him for forgiveness. At Arafat, Zuhr and 'Asr prayers are performed in a combined and abbreviated form during the time of Zuhr. After sunset on the ninth day of the Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah, pilgrims travel to Muzdalifah, sometimes arriving at night because of over-crowding. After arriving at Muzdalifah, pilgrims pray the Maghrib and Isha prayer jointly whereas the Isha prayer is shortened to 2 rakats.At Muzdalifah, pilgrims collect pebbles (49, because only the big devil is stoned on the first day with the seven pebbles,while on the second and the third day all three devils are stoned with seven pebbles each. seven pebbles are used on the first day and forty two pebbles are used on the second and the third day, twenty one each day.Pilgrims collect the pebbles from Muzdalifah and spend the whole night there, often sleeping in the open air, before leaving for Mina the next morning.The Sacred MonumentThe open-roofed mosque at Muzdalifah is known as Al-Mash‘ar Al-Ḥarām (الـمَـشـعَــر الـحَـرَام