The Health benefits of drinking Zamzam Water
What's
cooled, refreshing and will quench your thirst in the hot, Arabian desert? If
you answered the name of your favorite soft drink you're wrong.
Zamzam is
the name of the well that provides the water to billions of people, who have
thirstily drunk from throughout history, especially during the Hajj
pilgrimage.
It is linked to some of the most important personalities in
world history; the Prophets Ibrahim and Ismail A.S. and Muhammed S.A.W., as well
as Ismail mother Hajira A.S.
]The Zamzam well is located in Makkah, which is
the heart of the Hajj pilgrimage. Standing only a few meters east of the Kabaah,
the well is 35 metres deep and topped by an elegant dome.
•One of the
miracles of Zamzam water is its ability to satisfy both thirst and
hunger.
•Nabi Muhammad S.A.W said: the best water on the face of the earth is
the water of Zamzam; it is a kind of food and a healing from sickness.
•More
recently, in the last few decades, scientists have collected
samples of
Zamzam water and they have found certain peculiarities that
make water
healthier, like a higher level of calcium.
•Zamzam is considered to help
students in the correct pronunciation of words.
•According to the Tradition
narrated by Jabir bin Abdullah al Ansari:
"with whatever intention one can
drink it his wish fulfills". "It is a cure for a numerous diseases by the order
of Allah.
•So you should have the intention of what you want to gain by
drinking this water".
•If applied to the eyes it will brighten the
eyesight.
•A Yemeni lady Yusria narrated that she was affected by a crimson
ulcer, in her eye. She had severe headaches, which could not be cured by
medicine. She was about to become blind in the affected eye.
She
consulted a famous eye specialist there, who advised her injection, which will
stop the headaches but will dysfunction the affected eye and consequently she
will loose the sight.
Yusria got frightened but confident of the mercy of
Allah; she intended to perform Umrah and begged to Allah to cure her. She went
to Makkah and performed Tawaaf and washed her eyes with Zamzam. When she went
back to the hotel, she found that her affected eyes were cured and the crimson
ulcer disappeared.
One of the miracles of Zamzam water is its ability to
satisfy both thirst and hunger. One of the Companions of the Prophet Muhammed
S.A.W said that before Islam, the water was called "Shabba'ah" or satisfying. It
was filling and helped them nourish their families.
After Islam, this
powerful ability to quench thirst and fill stomachs remained. The Prophet said:
"The best water on the face of the earth is the water of Zamzam; it is a kind of
food and a healing from sickness."
According to the Muslim collection of
Hadith, Abu Dharr Ghifari, a Companion, noted that when he first arrived in
Makkah during the early days of Islam, he survived only on Zamzam water for a
whole month. Not only did he satisfy his hunger and thirst, he became
obese.
More recently, in the last few decades, scientists have collected
samples of Zamzam water and they have found certain peculiarities that make the
water healthier, like a higher level of calcium.
Zamzam water has also
been treated by ultraviolet rays, and microbes have no place to survive in it,
which means that Zamzam water preserves its taste and is not a congenial
environment for bacteria. According to various chemical analyses, dry weather
make: Zamzam more saline through evaporation, which is, with Allaah's might,
good for the human body.
Apart from its ability to serve as satisfying
food and drink, Zamzam water's health benefits are also commended. The Prophet
Muhammed S.A.W said it was a healing from sickness. This is why pilgrims to
Makkah to this day collect it in bottles to bring for relatives and friends back
home who are ill.
The Prophet used to carry Zamzam water in pitchers and
water skins back to Madinah. He used to sprinkle it over the sick and make them
drink it.
Wahab ibn Munabbah, who was from the second generation of
Muslims, said 'I swear by Him in whose possession my life is, Allah Ta`ala will
relieve the person of all illnesses who drinks Zamzam to his fill and will also
grant him good health.'
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