Wednesday, May 13, 2009

ZAM ZAM FROM MECCA

Hello,
My friend went to Mecca and got me ZAM ZAM, the holy water from Mecca.
The Well of Zamzam (or the Zamzam Well, or just Zamzam; Arabic: زمزم‎) is a well located within the Masjid al Haram in Mecca, 20 meters east of the Kaaba,[1] the holiest place in Islam. According to Islamic belief, it was a miraculously-generated source of water from Allah (God), which began thousands of years ago when Ibrahim's infant son Ishmael 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.
I have been taking sips every now and then and I like the taste of the holy water.
Mecca is out of bounds for all non muslims, so if you want to visit Kaaba, it is impossible. "Oh you who believe! Truly the idolaters are unclean; so let them not, after this year, approach the Sacred Mosque...." (9:28).
Anyway beggers can't be choosers.
Best regards,
Manoj

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