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 ==Etymology==
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-Arafa ({{ia|عَرَفَة}}) is derived from the Arabic word "Araf-a" (َ{{ia|عَرَف}}) meaning knowing, understanding and learning.<ref>Rāghib al-Iṣfahānī, ''Mufradāt'', p. 560.</ref> Apparently, the name of this day has been taken from [[Arafat]] (a special place near [[Mecca]] where pilgrims of Hajj stay for a specific time in.).<ref>Qurayshī, ''al-Tahqīq fī kalimāt al-Qur'ān al-karīm'', vol. 8, p. 120.</ref>
+Arafa ({{ia|عَرَفَة}}) is derived from the Arabic word "Araf-a" ({{ia|َعَرَف}}) meaning knowing, understanding and learning.<ref>Rāghib al-Iṣfahānī, ''Mufradāt'', p. 560.</ref> Apparently, the name of this day has been taken from [[Arafat]] (a special place near [[Mecca]] where pilgrims of Hajj stay for a specific time in.).<ref>Qurayshī, ''al-Tahqīq fī kalimāt al-Qur'ān al-karīm'', vol. 8, p. 120.</ref>
 ==Importance and Merits==