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Safa and Marwah, Also al-Safa, al-Marwah, the Mas'a

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Safa and Marwahالصفا والمروة

Two low hills by the Kaaba where Hajar ran for water and pilgrims still walk.

Hajar ran between these hills searching for water for Ismail. The Quran names them among the symbols of Allah (2:158), and pilgrims walk between them seven times. From Safa the Prophet ﷺ first called Quraysh openly to Islam. Today the course lies inside the mosque.

What does the Quran say?

2:158

What does the hadith say?

Sahih al-Bukhari 1643Sahih al-Bukhari 3364

What happened here?

Who else is linked?

IsmailIbrahimMuhammad ﷺHajarAbu Lahab

Everyone and everything in the timeline

People named in the Quran and the hadith, the Prophet's ﷺ family and Companions, scholars, rulers, the nations of the Quran, the world's empires and the places where it all happened. Where scholars differ, each entry says so.

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