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| WWTBAM Q #7 & Answers! |
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| jannah |
| 06/09/01 at 14:22:41 |
Here it is Question 7. Silence from the audience please. Remember that you can walk away at any time (and be a loser) in front of national madina television ...no pressure :) [color=darkorange][center] What does ZamZam mean? |
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| jannah |
| 06/09/01 at 14:22:07 |
| [color=darkred] [slm] contestants!!!!! congratulations you've made it to Q7............... only 3 more to go!!!! The competition is getting pretty tight... Regis has enlisted some help from the topgun islamic trivia people in this area so just wait and see what blasts your way for Q9 and 10!!!!... Accepted Answers to this question included abundance, copious, humming, rustle, buzz, stop, gather, the sound of the water. A good answer that explained the answers are BroHanif's and AbdulBasir's. ok take care y'all...................................................and cu next time on................................. Who Wants to be a Mu'min!!!! |
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| jannah |
| 06/09/01 at 14:13:12 |
| [color=green] Arshad q7 answer Date posted: 06/08/01 at 20:19:49 salaam, what does zamzam mean? you got me. according to this site: http://www.islamic-paths.org/Home/English/Glossary/VWXYZ.htm it says The name of the well in Arabic represents the sound of the water as it rushed out when it was discovered. although this site says it means: hush baby, don't cry anymore! http://home.swipnet.se/~w-93281/koranhaj.htm Wasalaam, Arshad http://get.to/islam [color=purple] BroHanif Answer to Q7 Date posted: 06/08/01 at 19:38:15 Names/Meaing of ZamZam There are many interpretations of the meaning ZamZam. It is an Arabic word, according to Ibn Hisham, that mean "(a place of) abundance". This meaning is seconded by Yaqout Al-Hamawai. The Arabic words "ZamZam" means "to constrain". This meaing could have arisen from the fact that, when ZamZam first appeared, Ismail's mother Hajar had quickly built an earthern basin to collect the water, for fear she might lose it. Ibn Abbas attributes the name to "the sound of water". Al-Harbi infers the word is from the incomprehensible language of non-Arabas; the ZamZam Well was a place of pilgrimiage for Persians in pre-Islamic times. While some linguists also share the vew that it is a borrowed, non-Arabic word, others assert that in indicates "the sound and words of Archangel Jibril". Al-Masoudi says the word describes the sound of a horse drinking water - horses used to drink from the well. He Quotes Omer Bin Al-Khattab in this regard: "Stop the horse from making such a sound (ZamZamah)". The following are various names of ZamZam as provided by Al-Fakhi, who attributes them to a book he received from Ahmed Ibn Ibrahim, written by Scholars in Makkah. Hazmat Jibreel - dent of Gabriel Suqia Allah Li Ismail - Allah's drink to Ismail A.S. La Sharaq - does not choke La Tuzami - does not cause bleeding Barakah - a blessing Seiyedah lady Nafea - benfecial Madhnounah - endearingly kept Awnah - a help Bushra good tidings Safeayh - clear Buraah gratifying Esmah - a protection Salimah - safe Meymounah - asupicious Mubarakha - blessed Kafiyah - satisfying Afiyah healing Mughaziah - nourishing Taherah - clean Mifdah sacrificing Haramiyah - of the Holy Mosque Murwiyah thirst quenching Mounisah - affable Ta'am Tu'om - satisfying (serves the purpose for which it is drunk) Shifaa a curative Some other names Taibah - good Taktum - discreate Shabat Al-Eyal - food for the children Sharab Al-Abrar - drink of the Benevolent Qaray Al-Naml the ant hill Nuqrat Al-Ghorab - pecking of the crow Hazmat Ismail - dent of Ismail Hafeirat Al-Abbas - pit of Abbas *Reference, taken from ZamZam the Holy Water, by Dr Yahya Hamza Koshak* This book is very good, go buy it, its an amazing story on Zamzam. Everyone is thinking of building the future for the youth, but no one is thinking about building the youth for the future [color=green] BroHanif Q7 Answer Date posted: 06/08/01 at 08:04:02 The word Zamzam means blessed, Everyone is thinking of building the future for the youth, but no one is thinking about building the youth for the future [color=purple] Khalid Madina Muhsin WWTBAM #7 Date posted: 06/08/01 at 07:04:03 Asalaamu Alaikum What does ZamZam mean? Okay Regis this is my final answer: Zam Zam effectively means "Stop" and is derived from the time when Hajirah was trying to prevent the water of Zam Zam from overflowing so in her excitement and panic she kept shouting "Zam Zam" "Zam Zam" 25:70 Unless he repents, believes, and works righteous deeds, for God will change the evil of such persons into good, and God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful, 25:71 And whoever repents and does good has truly turned to God with an (acceptable) conversion [color=green] Eleanor Re: WWTBAM Date posted: 06/08/01 at 05:46:37 I'll go with abundance coz that's the closest to the meanings that I came up with... hope it's right Insha Allah wasalaam eleanor I did not worship you for the promise of paradise, nor the fear of hell, but in greatness I saw you, then I worshipped [color=purple] abc Madina Newbie WWTBAM answer Date posted: 06/08/01 at 01:08:27 Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah Zamzam means to stop (from expanding further), to contract, to come together, humming [color=green] destined answer to question #7 (inshaAllah) Date posted: 06/07/01 at 16:07:12 bismillah Zamzam has a religious connotation, it means "Holy water", it also means clean and pure water. [color=purple] Eqbal Madina Newbie Q7 Date posted: 06/07/01 at 14:57:10 , When the water of ZamZam spurted out it spurted upward and Hajar (Ismael's Mother) collected the water with her hands and made something like a basin around it to stop it from flowing away. As She collected the water she said, "Zam! Zam!" meaning, "Stop Here!" So the well was named ZamZam. The Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him ) said: "May Allah bestow mercy on Ishmael's mother! Had she let the zam-zam flow without trying to control it, or had she not scooped from that water to fill her water skin, Zam zam would have been a stream flowing on the surface of the earth." Wassalam 49:6 O ye who believe! If a wicked person comes to you with any news, ascertain the truth, lest ye harm people unwittingly, and afterwards become full of repentance for what ye have done. [color=green] Moderators Re: WWTBAM Date posted: 06/07/01 at 12:53:47 woops forgot to tell you The answer is not A or B Ok here's your 50/50: ZamZam means: a. Spring Flow b. Purple Passion Fruit c. Abundance d. Effervescence Assalamu 'Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh Do me a favour...I think it means "Satisfaction" but I'm not sure. If it's right please accept it. If not then give me my last lifeline for Q7 please!! It doesn't look like I'm going to win anyway!!! wasalaam eleanor [color=purple] Arsalan Question 7 Date posted: 06/04/01 at 04:20:05 What does ZamZam mean? "Zamzam" literally means "stop" or "humming." According to some people, the Hebraic root 'zimzum' means "contraction, withdrawal," which would favor the former meaning ("stop". Hajar, after having quenched the thirst of her baby (Ismail) with the water that had miraculously sprung out of the sand in the Makkan desert exclaimed "zam zam" because the water was gushing forth with a lot of force. Upon this, the water calmed down and settled into a leisurely bubbling. And Allah knows best. [color=green] AbdulBasir Question #7 Date posted: 06/03/01 at 20:10:44 Assalamu Alaikum Q7: What does ZamZam mean? There are three possible "answers" to this question: 1. Based on several Semetic/Sufi interpretations. In this interpretation, Allah SWT responded to Ismail with the water springing forth. In one version, the water gushed forth with the sound "zam zam", and the well was named henceforth Zamzam. This claim is supported by some by the fact that zamzam, for example in Hebrew, means "humming" and that the water made a humming sound when it came out. Another version claims "zamzam" means "stop" and that this was what Hagar said (i.e "stop, stop!) to control the flow of water. 2. The second answer says that when the water gushed forth, Hagar tried to collect the water and said "zam, zam!", which means "gather, gather". Henceforth it received the name of Zamzam. So this answer is based on the idea that Zamzam orginally meant "gather, gather" and became the name of the well thereafter. 3. The third answer is simply a literal translation of "zamzam" from Arabic to English, taken verbatim from the dictionary: "zamzam: copious, abundant (esp. water); zamzam, name of well in Mecca". If one believes zamzam to mean abundant as the dictionary says, it is very much in the spirit of the hadith of Rasulallah SAS which speaks of how the water flowed copiously when it began. Ibn 'Abbaas said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) added, "May Allah bestow Mercy on Ismaa'eel's mother! Had she left the Zamzam alone (flowing without trying to control it) (or had she not scooped from that water) (to fill her water-skin), Zamzam would have been a stream flowing on the surface of the earth." However, one could say that the interpretation that "zamzam" means "gather, gather" is also in the spirit of this hadith since we know that Hagar tried to control the flow of the water. It is tempting to say "zamzam" means "gather, gather" is the answer to this question. But I will go the safe route and ignore the possible reasons why Zamzam was named Zamzam (which play a role in the first and second answers given) and go the literal route. The question simply asks what does the word "ZamZam" mean, and literally from Arabic, again from the dictionary, it means copious and abundant (esp. water). Wassalamu Alaikum May Allah accept this effort and if anything in this humble effort is successful and of any benefit, then, to quote Malik El-Shabazz, "all the credit is due to Allah, and only the mistakes have been mine." [color=purple] Asim Question 7 Date posted: 06/03/01 at 00:29:17 ZamZam = abundance (the well of Zamzam); hum, rustle, buzz |
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| Asim |
| 06/09/01 at 23:59:25 |
| [quote]Regis has enlisted some help from the topgun islamic trivia people in this area [/quote] hmm, I hope AbdulBasir has or had no access to that person! :) Wasalaam. |
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| jannah |
| 06/10/01 at 01:47:46 |
| they are top secret trivia ppl but good point.. we know that two thumbs AbdulBasir can extract information by any means... i'll make sure my people know not to give into any pressure.. |
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| AbdulBasir |
| 06/10/01 at 02:50:25 |
| [slm] Let me assure my fellow brothers and sisters that I have no access to the topgun islamic trivia people in the area. Those who have visited the land of Albanyia know that there is a world for the Albanyia mafia and another world for the rest of us. I think it should be reminded that the Albanyia mafia are an exclusive group of sisters. I, nor any other Albanyia brother, have any access or inside information on their activities, plans etc. The only access to this secret society I could envision would be lightningatnite but he is away studying far far away so all of you rest assured we are very much in the dark. I feared that this question about zamzam, following question five (about rawdah) might suggest to some that there is some bias to the questions being asked, but again I had no part in this. I'm sure it was random selection. Luckily though my one-tracked mind has helped me in keeping up with my esteemed competitors to this point. [slm] |
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