How did the fountain of ZAMZAM come into existence?

Question

How did the fountain of ZAMZAM come into existence?

Answer 1

loooooong story short Abraham's wife is thirsty, she prayed to God for water for her and son, so God gave her the spring to drink cuz she is very important person and was in need of water

Answer 2

Jabreel dug it for Hagar and Ismael (as) when they were in the Meccan valley. Hagar was running between the two hills looking for water or help while her son was crying of thirst when she looked down, she saw Jabreel digging with his wingtip and water bubbling out.

She ran down and started digging a pool around the water to collect it, saying "Zamzam, zamzam"

The Prophet (PBUH) said he something along the lines of: May Allah have mercy upon Hagar. Had she left it alone it would have been a flowing river.

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Answer 3

Prophet Adam DID NOT construct Kaaba

[2:127] As Abraham raised the foundations of the shrine, together with Ismail (they prayed): "Our Lord, accept this from us. You are the Hearer, the Omniscient.

Answer 4

its a long story that i learned but now forgot. Hopefully I'll find my notes and give ya the answer.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

I remember this one.

It's to do with that kid from Abrahams maid who rubs his feet on the desert and water flows, as his mother runs up and down the mountains looking for water due to thirst. Right?

Answer 7

Islamic history states that Zamzam Well was revealed to Hajar, the wife of Abraham (Ibrahim) and mother of Ishmael,[2] around the year 2000 BC. According to Islamic tradition, she was desperately seeking water for her infant son, but could find none, as Mecca is located in a hot dry valley with few other sources of water. Muslim traditions say that Hajar ran seven times back and forth in the scorching heat between the two hills of Safa and Marwah, looking for water. God then sent the angel Jibril (Gabriel) who dug a hole in the ground and caused the spring to appear. On finding the spring, Hajar confined the pool of water with sand and stones. Other versions of the story say that the water just suddenly appeared at the feet of Ishmael, or that the angel Jibril scraped the ground with his heel or brushed it with the tip of his wing and the Zamzam appeared.[3]

The name of the well comes from the phrase Zomë Zomë, meaning ‘stop flowing’, a command repeated by Hajar during her attempt to contain the spring water.[1]

According to Islamic tradition, Abraham rebuilt the Bait-ul-Allah (House of Allah) at the site of the well, a building which had been originally constructed by Adam, and today is called the Kaaba, a building towards which all Muslims around the world face in prayer, five times each day. The Zamzam well is located approximately 20 meters east of the Kaaba.[1] Muslim tradition says that the well eventually disappeared because of the sins of the tribe of Jurhum, a controlling tribe of Mecca, who had perhaps filled in the Well when they were driven out of Mecca. The well was then rediscovered by Muhammad's grandfather, Abd al-Muttalib, who experienced a dream where the position of the well was revealed to him.

Answer 8

i love techno beat me to it.

But I'll explain it in my own words.

The wife of Ibrahim was looking for water to give to her infant son in Mecca. As she was running back and forth through the mountains of Safah and Marwa (7times) the fountain of ZamZam came into existense.

Answer 9

someone built it. its a fictional fountain and has never been located.

Thats what happens when you get involved in myhological stories