 Mount Arafah is a granite hill about southeast of Mecca in the plain of Arafah.Mount Arafah reaches about in height and is known as the "Mountain of Mercy" ("Jabal ar-Rahmah").According to Islamic tradition, the hill is the place where the Islamic prophet Muhammad stood and delivered the Farewell Sermon to the Muslims who had accompanied him for the Hajj towards the end of his life.