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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
The ''Well of Zamzam'' is a well located within the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, [[Saudi Arabia]], 20 meters (66 feet) east of the [[Ka'aba]],<ref name="Saudi Geological Survey">[http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fclassic-web.archive.org%2Fweb%2F20050205152331%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.sgs.org.sa%2Findex.cfm%3Fsec%3D311%26page%3D&date=2011-05-07 <!-- http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20050205152331/http://www.sgs.org.sa/index.cfm?sec=311&page= -->Zamzam Studies and Research Centre] - The Saudi Geological Survey Website</ref> the holiest place in [[Islam]]. The well is 35 meters deep and topped by an elegant dome.<ref name="S. H. A. Careem">S. H. A. Careem - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2005/01/30/fea36.html|2=2011-05-07}} The miracle of ZamZam] - Sunday Observer, January 30, 2005</ref> | The ''Well of Zamzam'' is a well located within the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, [[Saudi Arabia]], 20 meters (66 feet) east of the [[Kaaba|Ka'aba]],<ref name="Saudi Geological Survey">[http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fclassic-web.archive.org%2Fweb%2F20050205152331%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.sgs.org.sa%2Findex.cfm%3Fsec%3D311%26page%3D&date=2011-05-07 <!-- http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20050205152331/http://www.sgs.org.sa/index.cfm?sec=311&page= -->Zamzam Studies and Research Centre] - The Saudi Geological Survey Website</ref> the holiest place in [[Islam]]. The well is 35 meters deep and topped by an elegant dome.<ref name="S. H. A. Careem">S. H. A. Careem - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2005/01/30/fea36.html|2=2011-05-07}} The miracle of ZamZam] - Sunday Observer, January 30, 2005</ref> | ||
Millions of Muslims visit the well each year while performing the [[Hajj]] or Umrah pilgrimages, in order to drink its water and, in many cases, to take home some of its water for distribution among friends and relations.<ref name="S. H. A. Careem"></ref> | Millions of Muslims visit the well each year while performing the [[Hajj]] or Umrah pilgrimages, in order to drink its water and, in many cases, to take home some of its water for distribution among friends and relations.<ref name="S. H. A. Careem"></ref> | ||
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===Pre-Islamic History=== | ===Pre-Islamic History=== | ||
Safa and Marwa are two mounts located in Mecca. Tawaf, the circumambulation between Safa and Marwa, | Safa and Marwa are two mounts located in Mecca. Tawaf, the circumambulation between Safa and Marwa, was once a [[Paganism|pagan]] ritual<ref>"''Narrated 'Asim: '' | ||
''I asked Anas bin Malik: "Did you use to dislike to perform Tawaf between Safa and Marwa?" He said, "Yes, as it was of the ceremonies of the days of the Pre-lslamic period of ignorance, till Allah revealed: 'Verily! (The two mountains) As-Safa and Al-Marwa are among the symbols of Allah. It is therefore no sin for him who performs the pilgrimage to the Ka'ba, or performs 'Umra, to perform Tawaf between them.' " (2.158)''" - {{Bukhari|2|26|710}}</ref> now associated with Islam, the Zamzam well, and the pilgrimage to Mecca. | |||
The Islamic beliefs in regards to its history is expounded upon by the Saudi Geological Survey [[websites|website]]: | The Islamic beliefs in regards to its history is expounded upon by the Saudi Geological Survey [[websites|website]]: | ||
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==Conclusion== | ==Conclusion== | ||
Millions of Muslims drink Zamzam water every year. There is little doubt that many thousand, where possible, drink this water regularly and/or have fed their children and other loved-ones with it, thereby putting themselves and others at risk of the effects of arsenicosis, which includes cancer. | Millions of Muslims drink Zamzam water every year. There is little doubt that many thousand, where possible, drink this water regularly and/or have fed their children and other loved-ones with it, thereby putting themselves and others at risk of the effects of [[w:Arsenic poisoning|arsenicosis]], which includes cancer. | ||
{{Core Science}} | {{Core Science}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{Hub4|Zamzam|Zamzam}} | |||
{{Hub4|Drinks|Drinks}} | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Islam and Science]] | [[Category:Islam and Science]] | ||