ubles of life and death.
And I fly to Thee from ignominy in this world and the next, and implore
Thy pardon for the present and the future. O Lord, grant to me in this
life prosperity, and in the next life prosperity, and save me from the
punishment of fire.'"

The next important step is the running between the Mounts Safa and Marwah.
Starting from the former, the Haji runs seven times between the two
summits. He runs, moving the shoulders, and with head erect, like soldiers
charging in battle. The reason for this is, that the infidel Meccans mocked
the Companions of the Prophet, and said that the climate of Madina had made
them weak. This bold way of running was adopted to disprove the {229}
calumny and so has become a Sunnat practice. The prayer to be said during
the S'ai (running) is: "O my Lord, pardon and pity, and pass over that
(sin) which Thou knowest. Verily Thou knowest what is not known, and verily
Thou art the most Glorious, the most Generous. O, our Lord, grant us in
both worlds prosperity, and save us from fire." The Haji should also quote
passages from the Quran. This S'ai must be done after an important Tawaf,
either the first, or a later one. On the seventh day the Imam must preach
in Mecca, and instruct the pilgrims in the ritual of the Hajj. He preaches
again on the ninth and eleventh days.

On the eighth day, (Ruz-i-Tarwiah), the Haji goes to Mina, a place three
miles distant from Mecca, where with all the other Hajis he says the usual
Namaz, and there spends the night.[240] This is a sunnat observance. On the
morning of the ninth day, starting after the Salat-ul-Fajr, the Haji goes
to 'Arifat.[241] On arriving there he says: "O God, I turn to Thee, I put
my trust on Thee, I desire Thee, pardon my sin, accept my Hajj, show mercy
to me, supply my need in 'Arifat, Thou art powerful over all." He then says
Labbaik, the Takbir and the Tahlil.

The noontide, and the afternoon Namaz are said together there: they are
thus shortened.[242] This done he should stand upon the mountain, if
possible at or near the place the Prophet {230} is said to have occupied.
This is called the Wukuf or (standing), a necessary part of the Hajj. He
must also listen to the sermon delivered by the Imam, explaining what still
remains of the ritual of the Hajj, _i.e._, how the Hajis are to stand in
Muzdalifah, to throw the stones in Mina, to make the sacrifice, &c.

All the time the Haji should constantly shout o