sa'ee
                                                       by: SIDRA SABIR
in sa'ee area there are folleing historical points :

JABAL -E- SAFA
1 .  It is the place where from "Sa`ie" starts.

2 .  After the vast extension of "Masjid-ul-Haram", this "Jabal" (mount) has come inside the mosque. Now, only a very few pieces of rock are present whereas the original mount has been removed because of extension of "Haram".

3 .  From this mountain a pilgrim start "Sa`ie" towards "Marwa" mount, which is on the other side.

4 .  If any pilgrim enters in "Masjid-ul-Haram" from "Safa Gate" ( One of 92 Haram Gates ), he will find himself near this mount.

5.  The running distance between Safa and Marwa is 2 furlong. Its mean that pilgrim has to walk (2x7) 14 furlongs when they do Saie.
 

JABAL -E- MARWA

1 . It is the mount which is just opposite side of "Jabal-e-Safa" and now it is inside the "Haram". Only few pieces of rock are still there whereas the whole mountain has been removed.

2 .  The seventh round of "Sa`ie" ends here where pilgrims beg Dua with weeping eyes.

3 .  Some people cut their hairs and some come outside from "Marwa gate" where a number of barber shops are available for hair cutting. after hair cutting and shaving heads, "Umra" procedure becomes completed and "Ahram" (Special Dress of Pilgrim) may be put off and common dress amy be worn.

4 .  Women pilgrims complete their "Umra" just after cutting few hairs from the three side of their heads at "Marwa" mount.
 

 SA'EE  AREA

1 .  The seven rounds of pilgrims from "Safa Mount" to "Marwa Mount" is called "Sa`ie".

2 .  By the order of Almighty Allah, when Syedna Ibrahim (Allaihi Salaam) came back leaving his wife and infant son Syedna Ismail (Allahi Salaam) all alone on the hot soil of Makkah which was unpopulated and unwatery. When infant Syedna Ismail(Allahi Salaam) felt thirst and started to cry, mother Syeda Hajira (Allahi Salaam) left him over rough and hot surface and started searching of water. She came over "Safa" hill and hen she started running towards "Marwa" mount. She struggled ( In Arabic Struggle Means Sa`ie ) and ran seven times between "Safa and Marwa" mounts, in search of water. Almighty Allah loved this devotion of a Mother and ordered rest of the human beings to come here and repeat this action of Syeda Hajira (Allahi Salaam). This action will have been repeated by the faithfuls till the "Day of Judgement".

3 .  After modern and extensive construction of "Masjid-ul-Haram", both the mounts have come inside the Haram. When pilgrims walked from "Safa to Marwa", "ABA" is at the left side and when they come back it is easily seen on the right side.

4 .  For pilgrims, both the hills and area of "Sa`ie" has been covered with attractive tiles and it has been linked with air conditioning system.

5 .  Only few big stone of original mounts are still there which have now become very smooth because of  continuos stepping of pilgrims.
 

6 .  The passage between "Safa and Marwa" mounts has been divided into two parallel parts, one is used for the persons going from "Safa to Marwa" and other part is used for coming from "Marwa to Safa". Between these two parallel parts a two way passage is left for old and disabled persons, who can use wheel chairs in this space.  These chairs are available near inside "safa gate" on payment.

7 .  A same type area for Sa`ie has been built on first floor of "Haram" just above the original ground level "Sa`ie" area. This is built so that room may be doubled for faithfuls on the occasion of "Hajj" and "Ramadan"
 
 

MELLIAN AG HFAREEN (DEEP AREA OF SA`IE)

1 .  During SAIE (running from safa to  marwa), there is a part which is hilighted by the green tube lights in  the ceiling, is known as "MALIAN AG HFAREEN".

2 .  Originally it was a deep area between "Safa and Marwa" mounts. When Syeda Hair ran from "Safa to Marwa" in search of water. She kept her eyes over her beloved son - infant Syedna Ismail , who was lying & weeping on the hot surface but when she reached in the deep area, the child became disappeared, she accelerated her pace and reached on the top where from she could again watch her child. Action of loving mother is so appreciated by Almighty Allah, and it is ordered to every pilgrim to run faster in this deep area so that the memories of syeda Hair might be repeated till the day of judgement.
 
 

3 .  Because of modern construction of Haram, no one can determine this deep area as now every thing is in level. For pilgrims this area is hilighted by green tube lights.

4 .  Male pilgrims must run fast in this area where as females must walk in normal way.
 
 
 
 

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