Safa and Marwa

Located inside the complex of Al-Masjid-al-Haram or the Great Mosque of Makkah, Safa and Marwa are two hills where Umrah or Hajj pilgrims travel back and forth seven times as part of the ritual. The two hills are important during the pilgrimage of Muslims visiting Makkah where they do the ritual walking between Safa and Marwa that is located 100 meters and 350 meters from the Holy Kaaba.

The journey between the two hills done seven times will amount to roughly 3.2 kilometers. This ritual walking called the “Sa’I” is done to commemorate Hajar’s search for water for her son when Prophet Ibrahim (PBUH) left them alone in the desert between Safa and Marwa on Allah command.