Safa and Marwa

**Safa den Marwa** (Arabic: ٱلصَّفَا وَٱلْمَرْوَة‎, romanized: *Aṣ-Ṣafā wal-Marwah*) be two small hills, wey connect to de larger Abu Qubais den Qaiqan mountains, respectively, insyd Mecca, Saudi Arabia, dem now make part of *Al-[[Masjid al-Haram]]*.Muslims dey travel back den forth between dem seven times insyd wat be known as *saʿī* (Arabic: سَعِي, lit. 'seeking/searching or walking') ritual pilgrimages of *[[Hajj|Ḥajj]]* den *Umrah*.

Muslims dey run between de two mountains, wich dem believe dem make a ritual as a tribute to Hajar ein search of water give ein kiddies wey dey die of thirst til she find a water source insyd de Zamzam Well. De space between de two mountains insyd wich de pilgrims run be called *al-Mas'aa*.

Muslims dey run between de two mountains, wich dem believe dem make a ritual as a tribute to Hajar ein search of water give ein kiddies wey dey die of thirst til she find a water source insyd de Zamzam Well. De space between de two mountains insyd wich de pilgrims run be called *al-Mas'aa*.

## Geography

Safa be a small mountain wey locate at de bottom of de Abu Qubais Mountain, about 130 m (430 ft) southeast of de Ka'bah, wich be de beginning of de Sa'ee. As for Marwa, e sanso be a small mountain of white stone, wey locate 300 m (980 ft) to de northeast of de Ka'bah wey e be connected to Qaiqan Mountain, wey dey mark de end of de Sa'ee. Safa, Marwah den de Masa'a (space between de two mountains) wey locate outsyd de Masjid al-Haram wey dem be separate til de year 1955/56 (1375 AH), wen de project to annex de two sites into de Masjid al-Haram na dem undertake for de first time, wey na dem be subsequently annexed. De distance between Safa den Marwa approximately be , therefore, seven trips back den forth amount to roughly .

## History

### Geological perspective

De individual geological history of de two mountains relatively be unknown. Marwa be described as smoother den lighter in color dan Safa, plus sam even dey call am white, such as Majd ad-Din Ferozabadi, az-Zubaidi, al-Fayoumi. al-Alusi further go on to say dat Safa ein color be comparable to a tint of red. Safa den Marwa be a part of de Hejaz mountain range, wich run parallel to chaw of de Saudi coast on de Red Sea. De Hejaz demaselves be part of de larger Sarawat range, wich be characterized by young den jagged mountains.

### Islamic narrative
Insyd Islamic tradition, de civilization of Mecca start after Ibrāhīm (Abraham) lef ein son Ismāʿīl (Ishmael) den wifey Hājar (Hagar) insyd de valley, wich Muslims dey believe be a command by God. Wen na dema provisions be exhausted, Hajar eventually run out of chow den water wey she no longer fi breastfeed Ismail. She thus run back den forth seven times between Safa den Marwa hoping to find water. To make ein search easier den faster, she go alone, leaving de infant on de ground. She first climb de nearest hill, Safa, to look over de surrounding area. Wen she see nothing, she then go to de oda hill, Marwah, to look around. While Hagar dey on either hillside, she be able to see Ishmael den know he be safe. However, wen she dey insyd de valley between de hills she be unable to see ein son, wey she go thus run whilst insyd de valley den walk at a normal pace wen on de hillsides. Hagar travel back den forth between de hills seven times insyd de scorching heat before returning to ein son. Allah then send Angel Jibril (Gabriel) to dema aid den a spring of water appear from de ground. Dem name de well Zamzam wey dem make de journey back den forth Safa den Marwa a ritual during Hajj den Umrah. Drm mention de two mountains by name insyd de Quran 2:158.
File:Sa'yee_To_Go.jpg|De first walkway of de *Mas'aa* wey dey lead from Safa to Marwa
File:Sa'yee_For_older.jpg|Central section dem reserve give de elderly den disabled
File:Sa'yee_To_return.jpg|De second walkway wey dey return from Marwa to Safa


## References


## External links

* Safa Marwa Sai | السعي بين الصفا والمروة (YouTube)
* How to make Umrah- Part 3 Safa and Marwa
* Safa-Marwa Umrah 2012 HD