Safa and Marwa

Safa and Marwa (Arabic: ٱلصَّفَا وَٱلْمَرْوَة‎, romanized: Aṣ-Ṣafā wal-Marwah) are two small hills, connected to the larger Abu Qubais and Qaiqan mountains, respectively, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, now made part of the Masjid al-Haram. Muslims travel back and forth between them seven times in what is known as Sa'ee (Arabic: سَعِي‎, romanized: sa'iy, lit. 'seeking/searching or walking') ritual pilgrimages of Ḥajj and Umrah.

Safa and Marwa

Safa and Marwa (Arabic: ٱلصَّفَا وَٱلْمَرْوَة‎, romanized: Aṣ-Ṣafā wal-Marwah) are two small hills, connected to the larger Abu Qubais and Qaiqan mountains, respectively, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, now made part of the Masjid al-Haram. Muslims travel back and forth between them seven times in what is known as Sa'ee (Arabic: سَعِي‎, romanized: sa'iy, lit. 'seeking/searching or walking') ritual pilgrimages of Ḥajj and Umrah.