▁from ▁this ▁site ▁that ▁Muhammad ▁gave ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁last ▁famous ▁ser m ons ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁year ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁Muslim s ▁hold ▁that ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Q ur ' an ic ▁verse ▁announ cing ▁that ▁the ▁religion ▁of ▁Islam ▁had ▁been ▁perfect ed ▁was ▁revealed ▁on ▁this ▁day . ▁ ▁Location ▁ ▁Mount ▁A raf ah ▁is ▁a ▁gran ite ▁hill ▁about ▁ ▁sout heast ▁of ▁Me cca ▁in ▁the ▁plain ▁of ▁A raf ah . ▁Mount ▁A raf ah ▁reaches ▁about ▁ ▁in ▁height ▁and ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Mount ain ▁of ▁Mer cy " ▁( J ab al ▁ar - R ah ma h ). ▁According ▁to ▁Islam ic ▁tradition , ▁the ▁hill ▁is ▁the ▁place ▁where ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁proph et ▁Muhammad ▁stood ▁and ▁delivered ▁the ▁F are well ▁S erm on ▁to ▁the ▁Muslim s ▁who ▁had ▁accompanied ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁H aj j ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁Custom s ▁ ▁On ▁ 9 ▁D hu ▁al - H ij j ah ▁before ▁no on , ▁pil gr ims ▁arrive ▁at ▁A raf ah , ▁a ▁bar ren ▁plain ▁some ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁Me cca , ▁where ▁they ▁stand ▁in ▁cont empl ative ▁vig il : ▁they ▁offer ▁supp lications , ▁rep ent ▁and ▁at one ▁for ▁their ▁past ▁s ins , ▁seek ▁mer cy ▁of ▁God , ▁and ▁listen ▁to ▁Islam ic ▁sch ol ars ▁giving ▁ser m ons ▁from ▁near ▁Mount ▁A raf ah . ▁Last ing ▁from ▁no