The ZamZam water

Very fascinating.  I have the urge to do a bit of browsing on zamzam water and astonished with the findings.  I always know how special this well water is, for the fact that it has appeared for thousands of years and have been drank and brought home for millions of pilgrims every single year, and never dried up!

We drank quite alot of this water too when we were there for Umrah, there are so many cool containers lined up in Masjidil Haram and we could just stop by and drank the water with a plastic cup as many times as we want.  It simply readily available any time at Masjidil Haram, Masya Allah.

It is indeed a very special water.  There is nothing ordinary about it. The miracle of how it came to being in the middle of the desert, its consistency throughout thousands of years, the beneficial qualities it has, the fact that it never dries up. This water is special.

Below some incriptions i copied from the internet.

Zamzam water:

The fact is, this small 5 ft. deep well is far away from any other source or body of water. It is self-replenishing. It is constantly replenishing itself in order to produce gallons upon gallons of water for consumption of thirsty pilgrims plus the additional amount that is bottled and also the amount that is taken as gifts distributed worldwide to millions. Zamzam water has scientifically been proven to contain healing qualities due to its higher content of Calcium and Magnesium Salts and also the natural fluorides that encompass a germicidal action.

It is also an established scientific fact that pools or water wells tend to grow vegetation such as algae—especially in warm climates. Amazingly is not the case in the well of Zamzam. It has remained free from biological contaminants.

Zamzam Water is pure water, without color or smell, has a distinct taste, and its hydrogen exponent is 7.5, indicating that it is alkaline to some extent.

A study conducted in American laboratories showed that traces of thirty elements were identified in Zamzam water by means of energizing neutrons. Some of these elements scored less than 0.01.  According to various chemical analyses, dry weather make: Zamzam more saline through evaporation, which is, with Allaah's might, good for the human body

As we all know, its all started when Siti Hajar (raa) searched desperately for water in the hills of Safa and Marwa to give to her newly born son Ismail (pbuh) As she ran from one place to another in search of water, her child rubbed his feet against the sand. A pool of water surfaced, and by the grace of God, shaped itself into a well which came to be called Zamzam water.

Below some amazing pictures of this special water.

Rare picture of zamzam well, from the source

 

Another picture of the well



From the top or from the surface

See, the well is not very deep.



Zamzam water is kept in cool container and ready for consumption all over Masjidil Haram.