Sa’i consists of seven laps between the hills of Safa and Marwah: going from Safa to Marwah counts as one lap, the way back as the second. You begin at Safa and finish at Marwah.
On the hills one faces the Kaaba, praises Allah and makes supplications. Men walk more briskly between the green markers. Sa’i commemorates Hajar, the mother of Isma‘il – peace be upon them.