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The Well of Zamzam

Makkah
بئر زمزم

The blessed spring that flows beneath Masjid al-Haram. Its water is available to pilgrims throughout the mosque.

Significance

It sprang up for Hajar and the infant Ismaʿil when they were left in the valley of Makkah, and has flowed ever since.

References
Quran 14:37Sahih al-Bukhari 3364
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Prepared from standard seerah sources; pending scholar review.