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A clear spring in a rocky Arabian valley with palms and a clay vessel.
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Hajar & Ismail: water in the valley

Effort, care, and a beginning in Makkah.

CHAPTER 1 OF 3

A family in the valley

Ibrahim’s Qur’anic prayer mentions descendants settled near the Sacred House in a valley without cultivation. The longer hadith account adds the story of Ismail’s mother.

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A family in the valley

Ibrahim’s Qur’anic prayer mentions descendants settled near the Sacred House in a valley without cultivation. The longer hadith account adds the story of Ismail’s mother.

Searching for water

The hadith describes her repeated search between Safa and Marwa, and the provision of Zamzam. Her care is remembered alongside her active effort.

A community and the House

Jurhum settled nearby; Ismail grew among them. Later Ibrahim and Ismail raised the foundations of the House, praying for acceptance.