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Blue and white Chinese porcelain sealed Zamzam water bottles
(قوارير ماء زمزم مختومة من البورسلين صينية باللون الأزرق والأبيض)

Title	Blue and white Chinese porcelain sealed Zamzam water bottles
Title Original	قوارير ماء زمزم مختومة من البورسلين صينية باللون الأزرق والأبيض
Publication Date:	19th century
Publication Place	- Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art
Subject	Porcelain, cover, rope, candle
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	21.4 × 11.5 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	pot 1989 a,b
Record ID	object;EPM;uk;Mus22;24;ar
Library Location	Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art
Date	19th century
Notes	Zamzam Well is located approximately 30 meters deep, about 20 meters east of the Kaaba, and originates from Wadi Ibrahim. It is known that the Prophet used to drink from the well and use its water for important purposes. The most famous hadith related to Zamzam says that “Zamzam is for what he drinks for.” Thus, over time, water was used for many purposes: in graves, to ward off harm, to heal diseases, and on occasions to obtain blessings. Similar examples of these bottles are in Palace Topkapi in Istanbul, which were used during occasions including the removal of the Prophet. During these occasions, the garment was immersed in Zamzam water, and whatever dripping from the garment was collected in bottles similar to these. Other similar types were simply sent from Mecca to Istanbul, containing Zamzam water, closed with skin, stitched, and sealed with wax. It is believed that the well was discovered by Hagar and Ishmael after they were left by Abraham in Mecca. It was later rediscovered by Abdul Muttalib, the grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad, who is believed to have dug many wells, the most important of which is Zamzam. Since then, the responsibility of providing water for pilgrims has remained with one of his sons. Water from the Zamzam well was previously collected in buckets using a mechanism consisting of a rope and a pulley and then transferred to clay containers. Now the well is managed entirely underground by electric pumps, and the King Abdullah Factory produces Zamzam water at a rate of 200,000 bottles of water per day.
Sample Text	“Blue and white Chinese sealed porcelain Zamzam water bottles” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uk;Mus22;24;ar

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Blue and white Chinese porcelain sealed Zamzam water bottles

(قوارير ماء زمزم مختومة من البورسلين صينية باللون الأزرق والأبيض)

Publication Date 19th century

Publication Place - Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art

Subject Porcelain, cover, rope, candle

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 21.4 × 11.5 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID pot 1989 a,b

Record ID object;EPM;uk;Mus22;24;ar

Library Location Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art

Date 19th century

Notes Zamzam Well is located approximately 30 meters deep, about 20 meters east of the Kaaba, and originates from Wadi Ibrahim. It is known that the Prophet used to drink from the well and use its water for important purposes. The most famous hadith related to Zamzam says that “Zamzam is for what he drinks for.” Thus, over time, water was used for many purposes: in graves, to ward off harm, to heal diseases, and on occasions to obtain blessings. Similar examples of these bottles are in Palace Topkapi in Istanbul, which were used during occasions including the removal of the Prophet. During these occasions, the garment was immersed in Zamzam water, and whatever dripping from the garment was collected in bottles similar to these. Other similar types were simply sent from Mecca to Istanbul, containing Zamzam water, closed with skin, stitched, and sealed with wax. It is believed that the well was discovered by Hagar and Ishmael after they were left by Abraham in Mecca. It was later rediscovered by Abdul Muttalib, the grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad, who is believed to have dug many wells, the most important of which is Zamzam. Since then, the responsibility of providing water for pilgrims has remained with one of his sons. Water from the Zamzam well was previously collected in buckets using a mechanism consisting of a rope and a pulley and then transferred to clay containers. Now the well is managed entirely underground by electric pumps, and the King Abdullah Factory produces Zamzam water at a rate of 200,000 bottles of water per day.

Sample Text “Blue and white Chinese sealed porcelain Zamzam water bottles” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uk;Mus22;24;ar