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EPISODE 4️⃣8️⃣ – AL-MAS’AA
⚫ The Mas’aa is located between the two mount, Mount Marwa and Safa.
⚫ It is where Hajar (عليها السلام) rushed seven times to see if she could spot any water or anyone from whom she could get some in order to give to her infant Ismail (عليه السلام).
⚫ This action is copied by all pilgrims performing Hajj or Umrah and is known as Sa’ee (i.e the running between Mount Marwa and Safa).
⚫ When Hajar (عليها السلام) was passing through the valley between Safa and Marwah in her search for water she kept her eye on her baby son, Ismail (عليه السلام). However, for part of the valley he was hidden from view and she ran this length.
⚫ It is in emulation of this action that men are required to rush through the same section of the Mas’aa.
⚫ The area where she ran is today clearly demarcated by green lighting.
⚫ The distance between the mountains of Safa and Marwah is approximately 450 meters which means that the seven trips taken amount to roughly 1.96 miles (3.15 km).
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THE MATAF
⚫ The Mataf is the open white area immediately around the Ka’abah where tawaf takes place.
⚫ The area was first cemented by Abdullah ibn Zubayr (رضي الله عنه).
⚫ Its width then was measuring approximately 5 m and had since been expanded from time to time.
⚫ In the year 1375 A.H, it was extended from 40 m to 50 m in a circular shape.
⚫ For the sake of enlargement, in order to accommodate more pilgrims performing Hajj and Umrah, the pulpit, the platform used for Adhaan and some pathways were removed from the Mataf.
⚫ The Zamzam well was also moved down to the basement so that tawaf could be performed above it.
⚫ The buildings in the Mataf and the dome of the Maqaam Ibraaheem were also demolished to create more space.
⚫ Towards the end of the expansion, a rare quality of marble was used to pave the Mataf so that it does not heat up even in the intense heat, thus making it possible for people to perform tawaf barefoot even on the hottest days.
To be continued… إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللّٰهُ
ISLAM IS GOOD, ITS HISTORY IS RICH
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