Al-Masa'a (Makkah)

Saudi Arabia / Makkah / Mecca / Makkah
 hajj, place of worship
Al-Masa'a is where pilgrims perform Sa`i during Hajj and Umrah. Sa'i is the devotional act of walking seven times back and forth between the two hills of As-Safa and Al-Marwah. This act retraces the footsteps of Hajar (wife of Prophet Ibrahim).Al-Safa and Al-Marwah are two small hills now located in the Masjid al Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. In Islamic tradition, Ibrahim was commanded by Allah to leave his wife Hajar in the desert along with her infant son Ismail and some provisions as a test of his faith. When the provisions were exhausted, Hajar searched for water. Due to the blistering heat, mirages of water began to appear near the two hills. Believing that she has found water, she runs back and forth between the hills, thinking that there will be some nourishment. After her apparently fruitless search, she returned to Ismail and found that a spring had sprouted forth from the crying baby's feet. Muslims believe that God provided her with the miraculous surge of water from the well, known as Zamzam. Safa — from which the ritual walking (sa`i) begins — is located approximately half a mile from the Kaaba. Marwah is located about 100 yards from the Kaaba. The distance between Safa and Marwah is approximately 450 meters, so that seven trips amount to roughly 3.15 kilometers. The two points and the path between them (Al-Masa'a) are now inside a long gallery that forms part of the Masjid. Performing the sa'i serves to commemorate Hajar's search for water and God's mercy in answering prayers.
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Coordinates:   21°25'24"N   39°49'38"E

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  • Assalaamu'alaikum Warohmatulloohi Wabarokaatuh. Nahmaduhu Wanusholli Wanusallin 'Alaa Rosuulihilkariim. Plese, read here the do'a (Suroh Al Baqoroh : 158) in Arabic. The meaning in English is : "Behold! Safa and Marwa are among the Symbols of Allah. So if those who visit the House in the Season or at other times, should compass them round, it is no sin in them. And if any one obeyeth his own impulse to good,- be sure that Allah is He Who recogniseth and knoweth". And also the Do'a what You want to request to Alloh SWT. here. And if You don't mind. Please say my mane in your do'a. I love you, because of Alloh SWT. Wassalaamu'alaikum Warohmatulloohi Wabarokaatuh. Your Muslim Brother : Waladan Mardijja bin Daos bin Dawud, Bogor, Indonesia.
  • I hope to visit this place
  • is sa'e