Saudis Deny Waters Of Zamzam Contaminated

[Devil Soul]

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Saudis Deny Waters Of Zamzam Contaminated
JEDDAH, Aug 9, (KUNA): Saudi Arabia denied Monday reports on the contamination of Zamzam water, which is distributed to visitors of Al-Masjid Al-Haram in Makkah.

Saudi Hajj Minister Dr Fuad Al-Farisi said the reports on the water’s contamination were false, adding that the ministry sent samples of the water for testing, which proved that it was safe.
He stressed that the ministry regularly examines all containers of Zamzam water in coordination with three governmental bodies.

This year, three packings of Zamzam water will be distributed; a 330-milliliter container upon arrival, a 1.5-liter container upon departure, and 20-liter containers, which will be distributed at the residence of pilgrims during Hajj, he pointed out. Throughout the Hajj season, a total of 1.5 million water containers will be distributed, he said. He stressed that Saudi authorities were ready to receive the pilgrims whose number is expected to be 1.7 million this year.

About 20,000 buses will be provided for the pilgrims, he added. British health authorities recently warned Britons against using Zamzam water or transferring it to the United Kingdom, claiming it was contaminated and caused illness.

[Devil Soul]

Oh gimme a break ... Brits need to get there brains tested ... they r pretty much Contaminated ....

[P.kid]

Is there any evidence that the water is contaminated? Doubt it

[Aslan]

Contaminated what a joke, a friend of mine recently came back from Omrah drank alot of Zamzam and is still alive and kicking.

[rohailmalhi]

I dont think it can be contaminated ,These moron Brits are testing our limits , Y dont they go e*** themself........

NO comment on their stupidity .........

[Nav]

Zamzam is the only purist water in the world. It is lab tested . And It contain shifa for most of diseases.
Zamzam Well

[graphican]

Oh "Great" Briton's report HEHE.. Stop Kidding buddies..

[Imran Khan]

so friday i will take 2riyals water bottle with me when i go there hhhaahahhahaahah lol at britsh

[Paladin]

What NONSENSE. Zamzam is better in quality then the water issued by Thames Water, which is so god damn hard i need to change my kettle every 3 months.

Speaking of ZamZam, i have a bottle here for Ramadan and drink some after Fajir prayers... Am still alive.

The FCO are full of bigots.

[TaimiKhan]

First comments about Pakistan,

then came Iran has nukes,

& now this.

Keep it coming, perfect example of the British stupidity.

And yeah do remember the Iraq has WMDs and other stuff.

[Paladin]

First comments about Pakistan,

then came Iran has nukes,

& now this.

Keep it coming, perfect example of the British stupidity.

And yeah do remember the Iraq has WMDs and other stuff.

LOL totally agree Mr.Khan,

What is more funny is this is coming from a nation that eats "Black Pudding":

Black pudding or blood pudding is a type of sausage made by cooking blood or dried blood with a filler until it is thick enough to congeal when cooled. It is also called blood sausage

Pig or cattle blood is most often used; sheep and goat blood are used to a lesser extent.

Yup and our ZamZam is what they worry about! *faceDESK*

[JonAsad]

I am blessed with drinking ZamZam every day,
and i am still alive. Damn fools the brits.

ZamZam Water: Scientific Research Findings

Research by Tariq Hussain, Riyadh, By MOINUDDIN AHMED
Come the Hajj season, and I am reminded of the wonders of Zamzam water.
Let me go back to how it all started. In 1971, an Egyptian doctor wrote to the European press, a letter saying that Zamzam water was not fit for drinking purposes. I immediately thought that this was just a form of prejudice against the Muslims and that since his statement was based on the assumption that since the Ka'aba was a shallow place (below sea level) and located in the center of the city of Makkah, the wastewater of the city collecting through the drains fell into the well holding the water.


Fortunately, the news came to King Faisal's ears who got extremely angry and decided to disprove the Egyptian doctor's provocative statement. He immediately ordered the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources to investigate and send samples of Zamzam water to European laboratories for testing the portability of the water.


The ministry then instructed the Jeddah Power and Desalination Plants to carry out this task. It was here that I was employed as a desalting engineer (chemical engineer to produce drinking water from sea water). I was chosen to carry out this assignment. At this stage, I remember that I had no idea what the well holding the water looked like. I went to Makkah and reported to the authorities at the Ka'aba explaining my purpose of visit.


They deputed a man to give me whatever help was required. When we reached the well, it was hard for me to believe that a pool of water, more like a small pond, about 18 by 14 feet, was the well that supplied millions of gallons of water every year to hajis ever since it came into existence at the time of Hazrat Ibrahim(A.S.)many, many centuries ago.
I started my investigations and took the dimensions of the well. I asked the man to show me the depth of the well. First he took a shower and descended into the water. Then he straightened his body. I saw that the water level came up to just above his shoulders. His height was around five feet, eight inches. He then started moving from one corner to the other in the well (standing all the while since he was not allowed to dip his head into the water) in search of any inlet or pipeline inside the well to see from where the water came in. However, the man reported that he could not find any inlet or pipeline inside the well.


I thought of another idea. The water could be withdrawn rapidly with the help of a big transfer pump which was installed at the well for the Zamzam water storage tanks.
In this way, the water level would drop enabling us to locate the point of entry of the water. Surprisingly, nothing was observed during the pumping period, but I knew that this was the only method by which you could find the entrance of the water to the well.


So I decided to repeat the process. But this time I instructed the man to stand still at one place and carefully observe any unusual thing happening inside the well.
After a while, he suddenly raised his hands and shouted, "Alhamdullillah! I have found it. The sand is dancing beneath my feet as the water oozes out of the bed of the well."
Then he moved around the well during the pumping period and noticed the same phenomenon everywhere in the well. Actually the flow of water into the well through the bed was equal at every point, thus keeping the level of the water steady.
After I finished my observations I took the samples of the water for European laboratories to test.


Before I left the Ka'aba Sharief, I asked the authorities about the other wells around Makkah.
I was told that these wells were mostly dry. When I reached my office in Jeddah. I reported my findings to my boss who listened with great interest but made a very irrational comment that the Zamzam well could be internally connected to the Red Sea. How was it possible when Makkah is about 75 kilometres away from the sea and the wells located before the city usually remains dry?


The results of the water samples tested by the European laboratories and the one We analysed in our own laboratory were found to be almost identical.


CALCUIM & MAGNESUIM IN ZAM ZAM WATER:
The difference between Zamzam water and other water (city water) was in the quantity of calcium and magnesium salts. The content of these was slightly higher in Zamzam water. This may be why this water refreshes tired hajis.


FLOURIDE IN ZAMZAM WATER:
But more significantly, the water contains fluorides that have an effective germicidal action.


Moreover, the remarks of the European laboratories showed that the water was fit for drinking.
Hence the statement made by the Egyptian doctor was proved false. When this was reported to King Faisal he was extremely pleased and ordered the contradiction of the report in the European Press. In a way, it was a blessing that this study was undertaken to show the chemical composition of the water.


In fact, the more you explore, the more wonders surface and you find yourself believing implicitly in the miracles of this water that Allah Ta'ala bestowed as a gift on the faithful coming from far and wide to the desert land for pilgrimage.


Let me sum up some of the features of Zamzam water:
Never Dried Up:This well has never dried up. On the contrary it has always fulfilled the demand for water.
Same Salt composition:It has always maintained the same salt composition and taste ever since it came into existence.
Portability:Its portability has always been universally recognised as pilgrims from all over the world visit Ka'aba every year for Hajj and umrah, but have never omplained about it. Instead, they have always enjoyed the water that refreshes them.
Universal taste:Water tastes different at different places. Zamzam water's appeal has always been universal.
No Biological Growth:This water has never been chemically treated or chlorinated as is the case with water pumped into the cities.Biological growth and vegetation usually takes place in most wells. This makes the water unpalatable owing to the growth of algae causing taste and odour problems. But in the case of the Zamzam water well, there wasn't any sign of biological growth.

Centuries ago, Bibi Hajra A.S. searched desperately for water in the hills of Saffa and Marwa to give to her newly born son Hazrat Ismail A.S. As she ran from one place to another in search of water, her child rubbed his feet against the sand. A pool of water surfaced, and by the grace of Allah Ta'ala, shaped itself into a well which came to be called Zamzam water.
{ May we appreciate and utilize this great Ni'mah of Allah Ta'ala}

ZamZam Water: Scientific Research Findings

[somebozo]

The brits and french have regular diaherra against zamzam water. A lot of non-muslim masses have intrest in trying zamzam while many request a can from their Muslim colleuges enroute for pilgrimage. Such anti announcements serve the purpose of pre-emptive physchological attacks and protray the narrow racist european mentality.

I knew a christian british who travelled with cans of zamzam water every year to offer his friends. One 15 liter can is allowed per family memeber so having a family of five meant good enough stock for him to carry since goras usually travel luggage free. "People talk about holy water in bible, I have it real"..as per his jokes about it.

[toppys]

The study was done on samples taken from Zam Zam sold in UK.
It could be that there is a scam agency that makes money by selling fake Zam Zam bottles as there is huge demand during Ramzan and FSA studied them. Protect yourself against people who want to make quick buck in the name of religion.

Gloucestershire muslims warned not to drink fake Zam Zam holy water
BBC NEWS | UK | England | London | Fake holy water warning 'working'

July 2010
Food Standards Agency - Homepage
FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY (FSA) ADVICE ON BOTTLED WATER DESCRIBEDAS ZAM ZAM WATER
Over the past few years, the Food Standards Agency has become aware of Zam Zam water of uncertain origin being sold on the UK. On testing, some of this water has been found to contain arsenic and nitrate at levels above those permitted by bottled water legislation. Some personal imports have also been tested and contained similar levels of arsenic and nitrate. Elevated levels of these substances are a potential risk to health. In the absence of any authoritative data on the composition of genuine Zam Zam water it is not possible for UK Authorities to confirm whether water purchased in the UK or brought into the UK as a personal import is genuine Zam Zam water or not. We are therefore advising consumers of personal imports to exercise caution.
Consumer health issues
Arsenic
Inorganic arsenic is associated with an increased risk of lung, skin and bladder cancer. An independent committee of experts has recommended that exposure to inorganic arsenic should be as low as possible. Based on the levels found previously, in practice occasional drinking of small amounts of water described as Zam Zam would be a very low risk to health.
Nitrate
High levels of nitrate can affect infants by reducing the ability of blood to transport oxygen around their bodies. So whilst occasional consumption of water described as Zam Zam by adults and older children should not pose any particular health worries, infants should not drink this water.

[Paladin]

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The study was done on samples taken from Zam Zam sold in UK.
It could be that there is a scam agency that makes money by selling fake Zam Zam bottles as there is huge demand during Ramzan and FSA studied them. Protect yourself against people who want to make quick buck in the name of religion.

Gloucestershire muslims warned not to drink fake Zam Zam holy water
BBC NEWS | UK | England | London | Fake holy water warning 'working'

July 2010
Food Standards Agency - Homepage
FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY (FSA) ADVICE ON BOTTLED WATER DESCRIBEDAS ZAM ZAM WATER
Over the past few years, the Food Standards Agency has become aware of Zam Zam water of uncertain origin being sold on the UK. On testing, some of this water has been found to contain arsenic and nitrate at levels above those permitted by bottled water legislation. Some personal imports have also been tested and contained similar levels of arsenic and nitrate. Elevated levels of these substances are a potential risk to health. In the absence of any authoritative data on the composition of genuine Zam Zam water it is not possible for UK Authorities to confirm whether water purchased in the UK or brought into the UK as a personal import is genuine Zam Zam water or not. We are therefore advising consumers of personal imports to exercise caution.
Consumer health issues
Arsenic
Inorganic arsenic is associated with an increased risk of lung, skin and bladder cancer. An independent committee of experts has recommended that exposure to inorganic arsenic should be as low as possible. Based on the levels found previously, in practice occasional drinking of small amounts of water described as Zam Zam would be a very low risk to health.
Nitrate
High levels of nitrate can affect infants by reducing the ability of blood to transport oxygen around their bodies. So whilst occasional consumption of water described as Zam Zam by adults and older children should not pose any particular health worries, infants should not drink this water.

And without testing the source or asking for testing of the source the government decides to put out an alert to "warn people not to consume or BRING back ZAMZAM" sounds immature and extreme.