The Well of Zamzam
Is a well located within the Masjid al Haram in Mecca,
20 meters east of the Kaaba,
the holiest place in Islam.
According to Islamic belief,
it was a miraculously-generated
source of water from Allah (God),
which began thousands
of years ago when Ibrahim's infant son Ishmael
was thirsty and kept crying for water and was kicking at the ground when water gushed out. Millions of pilgrims visit the Well each year while
performing the Hajj or Umrah pilgrimages,
in order to drink its water. By Saudi law,
the water cannot be sold outside of the kingdom,
but because of strong demand there is a thriving
market in fake Zamzam water in other countries.