section_path: Significance in Islam/Masjid al-Haram/Safa and Marwa
section_name: Safa and Marwa
paragraph_text: Safa and Marwa
  
  Muslims believe that in the divine revelation to Muhammad, the Quran, Allah describes the mountains of Safa and Marwah as symbols of His divinity. Walking between the two mountains seven times, 4 times from Safa to Marwah and 3 times from Marwah interchangeably, is considered a mandatory pillar (rukn) of ' Umrah.