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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Sa'i canonical 1
Sa'i means striving or walking briskly 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic ritual
associatedProphet Prophet Ibrahim
Prophet Muhammad
linked to: Muhammad
associatedWith Zamzam Well
category Islamic pilgrimage ritual
commemorates Hagar
Hagar’s search for water
Ishmael
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
Safa
languageOfTerm Arabic
literalMeaning effort
striving
menRunLightlyBetween green markers
minimumAgeRequirement none if accompanied by guardian
numberOfCircuits 7
partOf Manasik al-Hajj
linked to: Hajj

Manasik al-Umrah
linked to: Umrah
performedAfter Tawaf
performedAt Masjid al-Haram
performedBy Muslim pilgrims
performedDuringHajjDays Dhul-Hijjah
linked to: Dhu al-Hijjah
performedInCity Mecca
performedInCountry Saudi Arabia
performedInStateOf Ihram
religion Islam
requiredForValidityOf Hajj
Umrah
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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Sa'i between Safa and Marwa meaningOfName Sa'i means striving or walking briskly
subject linked to: performed by Prophet Muhammad
linked to: Sa'i