The word · History

الصَّفَا وَالمَرْوَة

Safa and Marwah

Two small hills in Makkah, now enclosed in a corridor, walked between during hajj and umrah.

Also written · Safa Marwah · Safa and Marwa · Al-Safa wal-Marwah · Safa Marwa · Sufa and Marwah · Safaa Marwah · Two hills of Mecca · Masaa · Mas'a · Safa wal Marwa · Saffa Marwa

The meaning

What Safa and Marwah means in Islam

The Qur'an names them among the symbols of Allah. Hajar crossed the ground between them seven times searching for water for Isma'il, and pilgrims repeat her crossing in the rite called sa'i. Both hills are now inside the Sacred Mosque, in a long marble gallery called the mas'a, and only the bare rock at each end still shows. It is a mother's desperate search preserved as an act of worship.

Evidence · Qur’an · Stated directly in the Qur’an