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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Farewell Sermon (Khuṭbat al-Wadāʿ) is the address delivered by the Prophet Muhammad during his Farewell Pilgrimage in 10 AH (632 CE) on the plain of ʿArafāt.
- When and where was the Farewell Sermon delivered?
- Why is the Farewell Sermon called an early charter of human rights?
- Which jāhiliyya practices did the sermon abolish?
- What did the Prophet identify as sources of guidance in the sermon?

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The Farewell Sermon (Khuṭbat al-Wadāʿ) is the address delivered by the Prophet Muhammad during his Farewell Pilgrimage in 10 AH (632 CE) on the plain of ʿArafāt.

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During the Farewell Pilgrimage on the plain of ʿArafāt in 632 CE, the Prophet Muhammad annulled all pre-Islamic interest and blood-feuds, beginning with those owed to his own kin al-ʿAbbās and Ibn Rabīʿa.

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