A Pakistani man sees his work of serving the sacred Zamzam water to the worshippers at the Grand Mosque, Islam’s holiest site in the Saudi city of Makkah, as a privilege.
Qamar Ali Khan has been working for 18 years at a department in charge of serving the holy water at the mosque to which millions of Muslims from across the globe flock around the year.
“Zamzam is a blessing,” he said. “I feel glad when pilgrims drink the Zamzam water,” he added.
Khan said that he made it a point to work at sunset during Ramadan in order to provide the holy water to Muslims to drink at iftar.
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“Working at the Sacred Mosque is a blessing,” he said.
According to a Saudi official, more than 20,000 sites have been designated at the Grand Mosque to deliver more than 40 million liters of Zamzam to worshippers during Ramadan.
According to Abdul Rahman Al Zahrany, the head of the Zamzam department at the Grand Mosque, 30,000 Zamzam containers have been placed throughout the site to facilitate easy access to the holy water for worshippers.
