Safa, Marwa and Bayt 🕋 🔧
🕋 🔧 Safa, Marwa and Bayt The Construction of Abraham: A Qur'an-Centered Symbolic Reading on the House, Safa, Marwa, and Fire 1. The Center: Abraham and the House In the Qur’an, Abraham is the pioneering consciousness who constructs “the first house established for humankind” (Āl ʿImrān 3:96). This House : Offers safety and security (Baqarah 2:125) Functions as a refuge Represents orientation (qibla) Becomes the center of a society living with the awareness of Divine Unity (tawḥīd) 2. Geography: The House Below; Safa and Marwa Elevated The Kaaba is situated at the lowest point of the valley—central, yet humble and sheltering. Safa and Marwa are natural stone hills in the surrounding area—high, firm, and serving metaphorically as bridges between earth and sky. 3. Construction Materials: Foundation from Safa, Fire from Marwa Safa, with its meanings of “clarity” and “solid ground,” becomes the foundation of the Kaaba: Abraham begins with purification...