مشعر

Core meaning

The place where God is remembered on the return from Arafat: a marker given to be sensed, from the root ش ع ر.

Uses

1. ٱلْمَشْعَرِ ٱلْحَرَامِ → "the Inviolable Perceptible Marker" : a place named only once, where remembrance is prescribed.

   • «فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ عِندَ ٱلْمَشْعَرِ ٱلْحَرَامِ» — "remember God near the Inviolable Perceptible Marker" (2:198)

Evidence from the text

A single occurrence. In 2:198, the place follows the collective movement: "And when you surge forth from Arafat, remember God near the Inviolable Perceptible Marker". The name comes from ش ع ر, to sense: like the شَعَائِر, it is a marker given to be sensed. The qualifier ٱلْحَرَام places it among the inviolable places.

See also

شعر (to sense; the markers) · عرف (Arafat, from which one surges forth)