Its for drinking. The taps in the mosque (the Masjidil Haram surrounding the Kaabah) are all directly from the well. Thousands of people, pilgrims and residents, drink this daily. More so since zamzam is free.
It's considered sacred because of the events surrounding the formation/discovery of the well/water source, not for being clean. I bet they thought miracle=clean forever and never changed the filtration or kept tabs on it -_-
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Date: 2011-05-06 12:42 am (UTC)It's considered sacred because of the events surrounding the formation/discovery of the well/water source, not for being clean. I bet they thought miracle=clean forever and never changed the filtration or kept tabs on it -_-