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Marwa

American  
[mahr-wuh] / ˈmɑr wə /

noun

Islam.
  1. Safa and Marwa.


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Marwa tried to convince herself that this was not the worst thing.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

“Mursal and I acted like we were illegal, always with our passports in our pockets, even just to go to the driveway of the hotel,” Marwa said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

Pilgrims next walk seven times between the two hills of Safa and Marwa.

From Barron's May 25, 2026

Marwa said she and another friend tried to help the injured person by wrapping a shawl around the man's shoulder "so that he wouldn't bleed so much".

From BBC Feb. 5, 2025

Then we ran between the two hills, Safa and Marwa, where Hajar wandered over the same earth searching for water for her child Ishmael.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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