Sa'i between Safa and Marwa

E163986

Islamic pilgrimage rite religious ritual

Sa'i between Safa and Marwa is a key Islamic pilgrimage rite in which pilgrims walk 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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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Sa'i between Safa and Marwa canonical	2
Sa'i between Safa and Marwah	2
Sa'i area between Safa and Marwa	1
Sa‘i between Safa and Marwa	1
Sa‘i ritual between Safā and Marwah	1
Sa’i between Safa and Marwah	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1433647 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sa'i between Safa and Marwa
Context triple: [Zamzam Well, associatedWithRitual, Sa'i between Safa and Marwa]

A. Muzdalifah
Muzdalifah is an open plain between Mina and Arafat where Hajj pilgrims spend the night and collect pebbles for the stoning ritual.
B. Bab al-Kaaba
Bab al-Kaaba is the sacred door of the Kaaba in Mecca, serving as the ornate, gold-plated entrance to Islam’s holiest shrine.
C. Cave of Hira
The Cave of Hira is a small mountain cave near Mecca revered in Islam as the site where the Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation from the Angel Gabriel.
D. Qurnat as Sawda
Qurnat as Sawda is the tallest mountain peak in Lebanon and the Levant, rising to over 3,000 meters in the Mount Lebanon range.
E. Zamzam Well
Zamzam Well is a revered Islamic holy well in Mecca believed to be miraculously provided by God and a central site for pilgrims during the Hajj and Umrah.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sa'i between Safa and Marwa
Target entity description: Sa'i between Safa and Marwa is a key Islamic pilgrimage rite in which pilgrims walk seven times between the hills of Safa and Marwa in Mecca, commemorating Hagar’s search for water for her son Ishmael.

A. Muzdalifah
Muzdalifah is an open plain between Mina and Arafat where Hajj pilgrims spend the night and collect pebbles for the stoning ritual.
B. Bab al-Kaaba
Bab al-Kaaba is the sacred door of the Kaaba in Mecca, serving as the ornate, gold-plated entrance to Islam’s holiest shrine.
C. Cave of Hira
The Cave of Hira is a small mountain cave near Mecca revered in Islam as the site where the Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation from the Angel Gabriel.
D. Qurnat as Sawda
Qurnat as Sawda is the tallest mountain peak in Lebanon and the Levant, rising to over 3,000 meters in the Mount Lebanon range.
E. Zamzam Well
Zamzam Well is a revered Islamic holy well in Mecca believed to be miraculously provided by God and a central site for pilgrims during the Hajj and Umrah.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic pilgrimage rite ⓘ religious ritual ⓘ
accessibility	can be performed on wheelchairs for those unable to walk ⓘ
associatedFigure	Prophet Ibrahim ⓘ Prophet Muhammad ⓘ linked to: Muhammad
associatedWith	Zamzam Well ⓘ
between	Marwa ⓘ Safa ⓘ linked to: al-Safa
category	Hajj rites ⓘ Umrah rites ⓘ
commemorates	Hagar ⓘ Hagar’s search for water ⓘ Ishmael ⓘ
direction	ends at Marwa ⓘ starts at Safa ⓘ
genderParticipation	performed by men and women ⓘ
historicalOrigin	practice of Prophet Ibrahim’s family ⓘ
languageOfName	Arabic ⓘ
legalStatusInIslam	obligatory part of Hajj for most Sunni schools ⓘ pillar of Umrah ⓘ
literalMeaning	striving ⓘ
locationFeature	covered gallery between Safa and Marwa inside the Grand Mosque ⓘ
minimumDistancePerCircuit	approximately 394 meters ⓘ
movementType	running between green markers for men who are able ⓘ walking ⓘ
numberOfCircuits	7 ⓘ
partOf	Hajj ⓘ Umrah ⓘ
performedAt	Masjid al-Haram ⓘ Mecca ⓘ
performedBy	Hajj pilgrims ⓘ Umrah pilgrims ⓘ
propheticPractice	performed by Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
requiresState	ihram ⓘ
ritualActions	remembrance of God ⓘ supplications ⓘ
ritualStatus	invalid if number of circuits is less than seven ⓘ must be completed in one session according to most jurists ⓘ
scripturalBasis	Qur'an 2:158 ⓘ
sequenceInHajj	performed after Tawaf al-Ifadah or Tawaf al-Umrah ⓘ
spiritualSignificance	symbolizes perseverance ⓘ symbolizes trust in God ⓘ
totalDistance	approximately 2.76 kilometers ⓘ

How these facts were elicited