PRESIDENT David Granger distributed several bottles of ‘Zamzam’ water, which was sourced
from a well in Saudi Arabia, to various Muslim organisations during a meeting yesterday at
Ministry of the Presidency.  The President handed over the bottles of water to representatives of the United Sadr
Islamic Anjuman, the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana and the Guyana Islamic Trust.

The water was sourced during his trip to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in November.

Zamzam is the name of the well that provides water for billions of people, especially
during the Hajj Pilgrimage. The Zamzam Well is believed to have sprung up at the feet of
a baby Prophet Ishmael in 2000 BC and it continues flow up to present day.

The word Zamzam means “stop stop”. Scholars believe that water from the Zamzam Well has
significant healing powers, and as such, it is often given to the sick, the Ministry of
the Presidency said in a release.