Because they need to get fit
Its because Hagar, Ishmael's mother, was running between the two hills in search for water for her and her son. Because of this Muslims have this as part of the Hajj.
seven times.
Answer: Muslims do not walk through any mountain while on Hajj, but they stand for prayer in the city of Arafat where the mountain called Arafat is located. arafat is located approx 10-20 KM away from Makkah.
Safa and Marwa.
Run to the Hills was created in 1982-01.
This ritual is to remember and celebrate when Hajar (Wife of the prophet Abraham) left her child Ismael (Ishmael) in the vicinity of Kaaba crying out of thirsty and she ran between the two hills looking for anybody or tribe around to ask for water. Then she noticed the stop of crying and returned back to Ismael to find him with fresh water bursting out under his feet (that is a God miracle). This what is called later ZAMZAM water.
The duration of The Hills Run Red is 1.48 hours.
The Hills Run Red was created on 1967-11-10.
Hajj is another word for "Pilgramage." It is where Muslims go to the Ka'aba in Mecca, and run/walk around it seven times. Also, men must shave their heads. Other things done at Hajj are throwing stones at a stone pillar representing Satan, or Shatan, and running between the two hills Safa and Marwa seven times.
Run for the Hills - 1953 was released on: USA: June 1953
Run for the hills.
this run is to remember the run of hajira (r) for water to drunk ismail (a), , at this time praying, praising
You run between Safa and Marwa 7 times. Specifically,running from safa to marwa counts as 1, then returning to safa is number 2. Complete when number 7 is done (and you end up at Marwa at that point). Imran from Glasgow