Zam Zam Water

Zam-Zam water is water contained in the holy land of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. This water is almost always used as souvenirs of the pilgrims who had come back to homeland. Zam-Zam water is believed to bring blessing to anyone who drank it, is also strongly believed to cure various diseases.

How the link between efficacy beliefs Zam-Zam water with observations from the side of science? Let us follow the advanced "fairy tale" Zam-Zam hydrology wells of this second part.

Many people put hope in this water because the wells are believed to bring blessings. Some claimed it can also dry well if not guarded. Even if we know the story of these wells were found again by Abdul Muthali.Dahulu above the wells have a building with an area of 3.8 mx 10.7 m = 88.8 m2. Between the years 1381-1388 this building H place thawaf dispensed to expand. So the place to drink Zamzam water was transferred to the basement. Under the ground is provided where drinking Zam-Zam water with a number of 350 taps (220 taps for men and 130 faucets for women), female-male hall were separated. Currently building Zam-Zam well above the visible picture above it is not there anymore, even the entry point into the basement even this is closed. So the space to conduct worship thawaf becomes wider. But if you fit jelly thawaf still we see no sign of where the wells were located. Well is located approximately 20 meters east of the Kaaba.

Facts about Zam Zam water :
Called Zam Zam water has minerals called calcium, magnesium and fluoride is high enough.
Zam Zam well is in the wadi that flowed through the Abrahamic holy city of Mecca Al Mukarromah.
Zam Zam well is now in the basement, protected by a pane of glass panels so that the wells could be seen clearly but the room was not open to the public.
Zam Zam wells dug by hand, its 30.5 m. inner diameter of between 1.08 up to 2.66 m.
Zam Zam water suction is now using an electric pump
before being distributed to consumers and taken to Madinah, Zam Zam water is filtered several times. The first filtration using sand filters, micro filters and destruction of bacteria by ultra-violet.
to ensure the quality and availability of Zam Zam, the government of Saudi Arabia established Zam Zam Studies and Research Center