Today, Arafah Day is celebrated in much of the world. It is the second day of the Hajj pilgrimage, and the day after is the first day of the major Islamic holiday of Eid al Adha At dawn of this day, Muslim pilgrims will make their way from Mina to a nearby hillside and plain called Mount Arafat and the Plain of Arafat. It was from this site that the Islamic prophet Muhammad gave one of his last sermons in the final year of his life.
Today is the birthday, in 1944, of Jaimoe Johanson, drummer and one of the founding members of the Allman Brothers Band.
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