Zamzam

The well beside the Ka'bah that opened for Hajar and her infant son Isma'il.

Also written · Zam Zam · Zam-zam · Aab e Zamzam · Ab-e-Zamzam · Water of Zamzam · Zemzem · Zamzam well · Zamzam water · Bir Zamzam · Zamzem · Zamzam sharif · Hajar · Hagar

The meaning

What Zamzam means in Islam

Left in a dry valley with her baby, Hajar ran seven times between two hills looking for help, and water broke open at the child's feet. The name is said to come from her words as she banked the sand to hold it in. The well was lost for centuries and rediscovered by Abd al-Muttalib, the Prophet's grandfather. The Prophet said Zamzam water is for whatever it is drunk for, which is why people drink it with an intention rather than out of habit.

Evidence · Sunnah · Established in the authentic Sunnah

Read beside it

Rooms that name it

Zamzam is a shallow well in a dry valley floorA Light · Wadi Ibrahim, Makkah
Shiqq as-Sadr: Chest SplitThe Path · chapter 28

Words that sit beside it

Safa and MarwahTwo small hills in Makkah, now enclosed in a corridor, walked between during hajj and umrah.الصَّفَا وَالمَرْوَة
Ka'bahThe stone cube at the centre of Makkah that Muslims face in every prayer.الكَعْبَة
MakkahThe valley city holding the Ka'bah, where the Prophet was born and revelation began.مَكَّة
Sa'iWalking seven times between the hills of Safa and Marwah, beginning at Safa and ending at Marwah.سَعْي