Sa'i

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Sa'i is an Islamic pilgrimage ritual involving walking seven times between the hills of Safa and Marwa in Mecca, commemorating Hagar’s search for water for her son Ishmael.

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instanceOf Islamic ritual
associatedProphet Prophet Ibrahim NERFINISHED
Prophet Muhammad NERFINISHED
associatedWith Zamzam Well NERFINISHED
category Islamic pilgrimage ritual
commemorates Hagar NERFINISHED
Hagar’s search for water
Ishmael NERFINISHED
conveysConcept perseverance
trust in God
currentLocationType enclosed gallery in Grand Mosque
directionFirstLeg Safa to Marwa
directionSecondLeg Marwa to Safa
distanceApproximatePerCircuit about 394 meters
genderSegregationPractice men and women perform together
hasFixedRoute between Safa and Marwa only
hasGreenMarkerSection yes
historicalLocationType valley between Safa and Marwa
involvesWalkingBetween Marwa NERFINISHED
Safa NERFINISHED
languageOfTerm Arabic
literalMeaning effort
striving
menRunLightlyBetween green markers
minimumAgeRequirement none if accompanied by guardian
numberOfCircuits 7
partOf Manasik al-Hajj NERFINISHED
Manasik al-Umrah NERFINISHED
performedAfter Tawaf
performedAt Masjid al-Haram NERFINISHED
performedBy Muslim pilgrims
performedDuringHajjDays Dhul-Hijjah NERFINISHED
performedInCity Mecca NERFINISHED
performedInCountry Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED
performedInStateOf Ihram NERFINISHED
religion Islam
requiredForValidityOf Hajj NERFINISHED
Umrah NERFINISHED
ritualSequencePosition after Tawaf and before halq or taqsir
scripturalBasis Hadith literature
Quran 2:158
totalDistanceApproximate about 2.76 kilometers
womenRunLightlyBetween no

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