Marwa and Safa

 Another ritual performed by pilgrims is that of running between the hills of Safa and Marwa a short way from the Ka'ba.

This is a reminder of how Hagar soon after she gave birth to Isma'il ran to and fro between the two low hills desperate with thirst in search of water for herself and the child. 

She heard a voice telling her to strike the ground with her feet and water gushed forth miraculously from the spring Zamzam.