Also
within the Grand Mosque, about 20 meters east of the Ka’aba, is the
legendary Zamzam well. According to Islamic belief, this is a
miraculously-generated source of water from God that was discovered
thousands of years ago when Abraham’s wife, Hajar, was desperately
seeking water for her infant son Ishmael in the desert. Growing more
and more concerned, Hajar ran seven times back and forth between the two
hills of Safa and Marwah, an act that has been replicated by pilgrims
ever since. Suddenly, thirsty Ishmael scraped the desert sand with his
tiny feet, and water gushed forth. Abraham later rebuilt the Ka’aba near
the site of the well in tribute to its miraculous origins, and today,
millions of pilgrims visit the well each year to drink the water during
their pilgrimages. Not only is Zamam water greatly significant in value
and meaning; it is also known to satisfy thirst and hunger, as well as
cure sickness.
Also
within the Grand Mosque, about 20 meters east of the Ka’aba, is the
legendary Zamzam well. According to Islamic belief, this is a
miraculously-generated source of water from God that was discovered
thousands of years ago when Abraham’s wife, Hajar, was desperately
seeking water for her infant son Ishmael in the desert. Growing more
and more concerned, Hajar ran seven times back and forth between the two
hills of Safa and Marwah, an act that has been replicated by pilgrims
ever since. Suddenly, thirsty Ishmael scraped the desert sand with his
tiny feet, and water gushed forth. Abraham later rebuilt the Ka’aba near
the site of the well in tribute to its miraculous origins, and today,
millions of pilgrims visit the well each year to drink the water during
their pilgrimages. Not only is Zamam water greatly significant in value
and meaning; it is also known to satisfy thirst and hunger, as well as
cure sickness.