Mount Marwah

hill, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

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Mount Marwah is a hill in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and is one of the two minor prominences that pilgrims run between seven times during the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages. This ritual, known as the sa'y, commemorates Hagar's search for water for her son Ishmael. Mount Marwah, along with Mount Safa, is an integral part of the Islamic pilgrimage rites in Mecca.12

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…running between Mount Ṣafā and Mount Marwah (which are now, however, mere elevations) seven times. At the second stage of the ritual, the pilgrim proceeds from Mecca to Minā, a few miles away; from there he goes to ʿArafāt, where it is essential to hear a sermon and to spend…
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…running between Mount Ṣafā and Mount Marwah (which are now, however, mere elevations) seven times. At the second stage of the ritual, the pilgrim proceeds from Mecca to Minā, a few miles away; from there he goes to ʿArafāt, where it is essential to hear a sermon and to spend…
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