Safa Marwah

Tonight Bilal asked me about Saffa and Marwah. I told him these are two hills near Kaaba in Makkah. These hills are famous in Islam because a very lesson giving story of the love of mother for her child is linked with this. According to the Islamic tradition Hazrat Hajra, wife of Hazrat Ibrahim, was left in the desert by Hazrat Ibrahim along with her infant son. In in search for water for her infant child Hazrat Ismael she ran to and fro for seven times between these two hills in the desert of Makkah. God then liked her endeavor (saii) so much that now every Muslim has to perform the similar act running to an fro between two hills during Hajj.

Presently a the thorough-way is constructed between these two hills.

In Quran Saffa and Marwa are called landmarks of Allah.

“Verily Safa and Marwah are among the landmarks (distinctive signs) of (the Deen of) Allah.” [2:158]