Al Safa W Al Marwa

Al-Safa and Al-Marwah are two mountains located east of the Grand Mosque, and they are considered famous symbols of the Sa’y ritual. Al-Safa and Al-Marwah were a hill in the middle of Mecca, surrounded by the homes of the people of Mecca, including Dar Al-Arqam, Dar Al-Sa’ib bin Abi Al-Sa’ib Al-A’idhi, and others. Mount Al-Safa was connected to Mount Abu Qubais, and Al-Marwah was connected to Mount Qa’iqan. When the first Saudi expansion came in the year 1375 AH, it cut off Mount Al-Safa from its origin, Mount Al-Safa. Abu Qubais kept some rocks at the end of it as a sign of the location of Al-Mash’ar, and the same did with regard to Mount Al-Marwah, but because there were two levels of the sanctuary on the side of Al-Marwah, two entrances were created: a higher entrance to the upper level, which is equal to the height of Mount Al-Marwah in the upward direction, and an entrance at the bottom that remained to connect Al-Marwah to its origin. Mount Qiqaan has been subjected to cutting, crushing and reduction on its eastern and western sides and at its top.

The beginning of the Sa’i between Safa and Marwah goes back to the time of the Prophet Abraham, where Mrs. Hajar is considered the first to sa’i between Safa and Marwah, when she was seeking water for her son, the Prophet Ishmael. She would ascend Mount Safa and then descend until she reached Mount Marwah. She repeated this seven times, until she found The water was at the place of Zamzam, so she drank and breastfed her son. When Islam came, it was made one of the rituals of Hajj and Umrah. The road that connects Al-Safa and Al-Marwah is called Masa’a, or the place of the Sa’y, and Masa’a is now inside the Grand Mosque as a result of the Saudi expansion that took place in 1375 AH. The average distance between Safa and Marwa is about 394.5 metres, and the average total number of turns for sa’i is 2761.5 metres. The width of the endeavor is 40 meters, and the number of its floors is four floors, with a total area exceeding 87 thousand square meters.

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Al-Safa: The plural of Safat, and Al-Safa, Al-Safwan, and Al-Safwa are all broad, smooth stone, or a smooth, strong rock mixed with gravel and sand. Al-Azhari said: “Al-Safa and Al-Marwah are two mountains between the Batha of Mecca and the mosque,” ​​and Ibn Al-Atheer said: “Al-Safa is one of the two mountains of Al-Massa’.” Mount Al-Safa is the mountain from which the quest begins. It is located on the southern side, slanting to the east, about 130 meters from the Kaaba. Al-Safa is originally a high place at the origin of Mount Abu Qubais, south of the Grand Mosque. Shams al-Din al-Qurtubi and others mentioned another reason for the name, saying: “The origin of al-Safa in the language is the smooth stone, and it is a well-known mountain in Mecca, and likewise al-Marwah is also a mountain… He mentioned al-Safa because Adam, the Chosen One, may God bless him and grant him peace, stood on it and was named after it, and Eve stood on al-Marwah and was given the name. The woman became a female for that reason, and God knows best.”
Al-Marwah: One of the Marw, which is white, bright, solid stones, or the strong, curvy rock, which is white and solid, and it is the mountain of Mecca. Al-Fayrouzabadi said: “Al-Marwah is a shining white stone, and it is a mountain in Mecca that is mentioned along with Al-Safa, and God Almighty mentioned them in His Mighty Book.” Al-Zubaidi said: “Al-Asma’i said it was named and he meant Mount Marwa because its stones are bright white.” Al-Fayoumi said: “Marwa is white stones, and one is Marwa, and the mountain known as Mecca is named after one.” Al-Alusi said: “Al-Marwah is a mountain in Mecca that is adjacent to Al-Safa and tends to be red.” Al-Hamawi said: “Al-Safa and Al-Marwah are two mountains between the Batha of Mecca and the Grand Mosque.” Muhammad al-Tahir bin Ashour mentioned in his interpretation of Tafsir al-Tahrir wa al-Tanweer: “Al-Safa and Al-Marwah are the names of two small mountains facing each other. As for Al-Safa, it is the tip of the end of Mount Abu Qubais, and as for Al-Marwah, it is the tip of the end of Mount Qaqiqan. It was called Al-Safa because its stones are from Al-Safa, which is the smooth, solid stone. Al-Marwah was called Marwah because its stones are from Al-Marw is a soft white stone that fuels fire.