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Zam Zam Water
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Zam Zam Water
Nasir Thu Oct 01, 2009 2:39 am
The Well of Zamzam or just Zamzam; Arabic: زمزم is a well located within the Masjid al Haram in Makkah, 20 meters east of the Kaaba, the holiest place in Islam. it is a miraculously-generated source of water from Allah (God), which began thousands of years ago when Ibrahim (as) infant son Ismael (as) was thirsty and kept crying for water and was kicking at the ground when water gushed out. Millions of pilgrims visit the Well each year while performing the Hajj or Umrah pilgrimages, in order to drink its water. By Saudi law, the water cannot be sold outside of the kingdom, but because of strong demand there is a thriving market in fake Zamzam water in other countries.
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Nasir Thu Oct 01, 2009 2:52 am
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Re: Zam Zam Water
Nasir Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:46 am
Come the haj season, and I am reminded of the wonders of Aab-e-Zamzam. Let me go back to how it all started.
In 1971, an Egyptian doctor wrote to the European Press, a letter saying that Aab-e-Zamzam was not fit for drinking purposes. I immediately thought that this was just a form of prejudice against the Muslims and that since his statement was based on the assumption that since the Khaan-e-Ka'aba was a shallow place (below sea level) and located in the center of the city of Makkah, all the wastewater of the city collecting through the drains fell into well holding the water.
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Nasir Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:50 am
Fortunately, the news came to Shah Faisal's ears who got extremely angry and decided to disprove the Egyptian doctor's provocative statement. He immediately ordered the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources to investigate and send samples of Aab-e-Zamzam to European laboratories for testing the potability of the water. The ministry then instructed the Jeddah Power and Desalination Plants to carry out this task. It was here that I was employed as a desalting engineer (chemical engineer to produce drinking water from seawater). I was chosen to carry out this assignment. At this stage, I remember that I had no idea what the well holding the water looked like.
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Nasir Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:56 am
I went to Makkah and reported to the authorities at the Khaan-i-Ka'aba explaining my purpose of visit. They deputed a man to give me whatever help was required. When we reached the well, it was hard for me to believe that a pool of water, more like a small pond, about 18 by 14 feet, was the well that supplied millions of gallons of water every year to hajis ever since it came into existence at the time of Hazrat Ibrahim, many, many centuries ago.
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Nasir Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:03 am
I started my investigations and took the dimensions of the well. I asked the man to show me the depth of the well. First he took a shower and descended into the water. Then he straightened his body. I saw that the water level came up to just above his shoulders. His height was around five feet, eight inches.
He then started moving from one corner to the other in the well (standing all
the while since he was not allowed to dip his head into the water) in search of any inlet or pipeline inside the well to see from where the water came in. However, the man reported that he could not find any inlet or pipeline inside the well. I thought of another idea. The water could be withdrawn rapidly with the help of a big transfer pump which was installed at the well for the Aab-e-Zamzam storage tanks. In this way, the water level would drop enabling us to locate the point of entry of the water.
He then started moving from one corner to the other in the well (standing all
the while since he was not allowed to dip his head into the water) in search of any inlet or pipeline inside the well to see from where the water came in. However, the man reported that he could not find any inlet or pipeline inside the well. I thought of another idea. The water could be withdrawn rapidly with the help of a big transfer pump which was installed at the well for the Aab-e-Zamzam storage tanks. In this way, the water level would drop enabling us to locate the point of entry of the water.
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Nasir Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:21 am
Surprisingly, nothing was observed during the pumping period, but I knew that this was the only method by which you could find the entrance of the water to the well. So I decided to repeat the process. But this time I instructed the man to stand still at one place and carefully observe any unusual thing happening inside the well.
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Nasir Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:23 am
After a while, he suddenly raised his hands and shouted, "Alhamdollillah! I have found it. The sand is dancing beneath my feet as the water oozes out of the bed of the well." Then he moved around the well during the pumping period and noticed the same phenomenon everywhere in the well. Actually the flow of water into the well through the bed was equal at every point, thus keeping the level of the water steady.
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Nasir Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:29 am
After I finished my observations I took the samples of the water for European Laboratories to test. Before I left the Khaan-i-Ka'aba, I asked the authorities about the other wells around Makkah. I was told that these wells were mostly dry.
When I reached my office in Jeddah I reported my findings to my boss who listened with great interest but made a very irrational comment that the Zumzum well could be internally connected to the Red Sea. How was it possible when Makkah is about 75 kilometers away from the sea and the wells located before the city usually remain dry?
The results of the water samples tested by the European laboratories and the one we analyzed in our own laboratory were found to be almost identical.
When I reached my office in Jeddah I reported my findings to my boss who listened with great interest but made a very irrational comment that the Zumzum well could be internally connected to the Red Sea. How was it possible when Makkah is about 75 kilometers away from the sea and the wells located before the city usually remain dry?
The results of the water samples tested by the European laboratories and the one we analyzed in our own laboratory were found to be almost identical.
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Nasir Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:36 am
The difference between Aab-e-Zamzam and other water (city water) was in the quantity of calcium and magnesium salts. The content of these was slightly higher in Aab-e-Zamzam. This may be why this water refreshes tired hajis, but more significantly, the water contains fluorides that have an effective germicidal action. Moreover, the remarks of the European laboratories showed that the water was fit for drinking. Hence the statement made by the Egyptian doctor was proved false. When this was reported to Shah Faisal he was extremely pleased and ordered the contradiction of the report in the European Press.
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Nasir Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:40 am
Let me sum up some of the features of Aab-e-Zamzam.
*This well has never dried up. On the contrary it has always fulfilled the demand for water.
*It has always maintained the same salt composition and taste ever since it came into existence.
*Its potability has always been universally recognized as pilgrims from all over the world visit Khaan-i-Ka'aba every year for hajj and umrah, but have never complained about it. Instead, they have always enjoyed the water that refreshes them. Water tastes different at different places.
Aab-e-Zamzam's appeal has always been universal.
*This water has never been chemically treated or chlorinated as is the case with water pumped into the cities.
*Biological growth and vegetation usually takes place in most wells. This makes the water unpalatable owing to the growth of algae causing taste and odor problems. But in the case of the Aab-e-Zamzam well there wasn't any sign of biological growth.
*Centuries ago, Bibi Hajra searched desperately for water in the hills of Sufwa and Murwa to give to her newly born son Hazrat Ismail. 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 Aab-e-Zamzam.
*This well has never dried up. On the contrary it has always fulfilled the demand for water.
*It has always maintained the same salt composition and taste ever since it came into existence.
*Its potability has always been universally recognized as pilgrims from all over the world visit Khaan-i-Ka'aba every year for hajj and umrah, but have never complained about it. Instead, they have always enjoyed the water that refreshes them. Water tastes different at different places.
Aab-e-Zamzam's appeal has always been universal.
*This water has never been chemically treated or chlorinated as is the case with water pumped into the cities.
*Biological growth and vegetation usually takes place in most wells. This makes the water unpalatable owing to the growth of algae causing taste and odor problems. But in the case of the Aab-e-Zamzam well there wasn't any sign of biological growth.
*Centuries ago, Bibi Hajra searched desperately for water in the hills of Sufwa and Murwa to give to her newly born son Hazrat Ismail. 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 Aab-e-Zamzam.
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Nasir Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:45 am
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Nasir Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:52 am
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