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became greatly distressed. Lady Hagar could not bear to see her son in
such condition and searched frantically for some water, but could find none.
In desperation she climbed a nearby shill, the hill of Safwa, and stood at its
top and looked around in all directions to see if there was anyone in sight to
help her -- but there was no one. She ran back down the hill and in her
anxiety ran across the valley and climbed to the top of the neighboring hill
of Marwah, but again to no avail. She ran between the two hills seven
times, but could find neither caravaners nor water.
ALLAH HEARS THE CRY OF LADY HAGGAR:
Upon the seventh time she reached the hill of Marwah she heard a voice.
She calmed herself and listened attentively, and called out: "I have heard
Your voice, would that my supplication might reach You." And there,
standing near the place we know today as Zamzam stood Angel Gabriel.
Gabriel struck the ground with either his heel or wings, and water gushed
forth. Hastily, she dug a hole in the ground into which the water flowed and
filled her water-skin to the top as the water gushed forth with still greater
force. Quickly, she drank a handful of water and raced back to her son to
such condition and searched frantically for some water, but could find none.
In desperation she climbed a nearby shill, the hill of Safwa, and stood at its
top and looked around in all directions to see if there was anyone in sight to
help her -- but there was no one. She ran back down the hill and in her
anxiety ran across the valley and climbed to the top of the neighboring hill
of Marwah, but again to no avail. She ran between the two hills seven
times, but could find neither caravaners nor water.
ALLAH HEARS THE CRY OF LADY HAGGAR:
Upon the seventh time she reached the hill of Marwah she heard a voice.
She calmed herself and listened attentively, and called out: "I have heard
Your voice, would that my supplication might reach You." And there,
standing near the place we know today as Zamzam stood Angel Gabriel.
Gabriel struck the ground with either his heel or wings, and water gushed
forth. Hastily, she dug a hole in the ground into which the water flowed and
filled her water-skin to the top as the water gushed forth with still greater
force. Quickly, she drank a handful of water and raced back to her son to