This might be of interest to the Holy Wells group.
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Date: 2/27/03 1:17 AM
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From: Abdullah Alsharekh, [log in to unmask]
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> Can anybody tell me whether
> the use of mey'ah mubarakah is still attested in modern Egypt?
>
> Jaromir Malek
> Keeper of the Archive
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Yes, it is still practised in modern Egypt, as well as at the rest of the
Muslim World. As I understand it, some verses from theQuran or Du'as
(supplications) are read over the water, to be drunk by the person feeling
unwell, and possibly due to either evil eye or sorcery.
Another type of water which is valued by Muslims is the one from the well
of
Zamzam, at the Holy Mosque of Makkah.
The pack of water you are refering to could be one of these two types.
Probably the use of the word "Mubarakah" does not signify a type of water
but signifies the importance of the pack.
Abdullah Alsharekh
P.s. I assume the Encyclopedia of Islam may have some elaboration on this
issue.
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