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Five Tons of Zamzam Seized From Vendors on Sidewalks
Saudi Gazette ^ | Jun 27, 2016

Posted on 06/26/2016 10:04:28 PM PDT by nickcarraway

The Shawkiyyah branch municipality in Makkah has confiscated and destroyed about five tons of Zamzam water offered for sale along Jeddah-Makkah Expressway, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Sunday.

The municipality’s chairman, Mamdouh Iraqi said the quantities of the blessed water were confiscated at Al-Zaidi car detention center near the Al-Shumaisy checkpoint.

The chairman said a number of illegal vendors were caught and handed over to the police for necessary legal action.

Iraqi warned that drinking unhygienic water might endanger the lives of citizens and expatriates and asked all residents to immediately report anyone who sell Zamzam water along the roads leading to Jeddah and elsewhere. “Selling Zamzam water along the road is totally prohibited,” he said, vowing to continue dispa


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The ZamZam Well in Mecca is holy to Muslims, and the water is frequently counterfeited, anf high in arsenic.

1 posted on 06/26/2016 10:04:28 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

I’d prefer Jordan water to ‘Shazam whatzit’.


2 posted on 06/26/2016 10:10:23 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (<<<<<<< he no longer IS my 'teddy bear'.)
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To: nickcarraway

The ol’ ZamZam Scam, eh? WHEN WILL THEY EVER LEARN


3 posted on 06/26/2016 10:12:05 PM PDT by Byron_the_Aussie (We cannot allow Hillary Clinton to become the next Angela Merkel)
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To: nickcarraway

What’s this world coming to if a Muslim can’t trust another Muslim ?


4 posted on 06/26/2016 10:12:44 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

Fo Shizzle!


5 posted on 06/26/2016 10:13:44 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I Love Bull Markets!!!)
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To: nickcarraway

I think Bowie said it best “Zam Zam thank you ma’am”:


6 posted on 06/26/2016 10:15:28 PM PDT by sailor76 (GO TRUMP!!! Make America Great Again!)
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To: nickcarraway

Mossad needs to offer a special Zam Zam mix.

:)


7 posted on 06/26/2016 10:50:50 PM PDT by NoLibZone (The US is now as corrupt as Mexico. Hillary will be rewarded. The US is only a Goldman Brand now.)
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To: nickcarraway

All’s well that ends well!

Or, “Well, what do you think of that?”


8 posted on 06/27/2016 12:20:45 AM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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Pessimists settle for Zam,

Optimists? Zam!


9 posted on 06/27/2016 1:07:34 AM PDT by golux
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the water is frequently counterfeited, and high in arsenic.


You say that like it’s a bad thing. LOL


10 posted on 06/27/2016 4:34:53 AM PDT by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: nickcarraway
the water is frequently counterfeited, anf high in arsenic.

Not only that, the portions are so small!

11 posted on 06/27/2016 4:49:23 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Obama is more supportive of Iran's right to defend its territorial borders than he is of the USA's.)
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To: Byron_the_Aussie
“Selling Zamzam water along the road is totally prohibited,”

Pshaw, they aren't "selling water" - they are selling plastic bottles. The water is a cooling mechanism to keep the plastic from blistering in the hot sun.

12 posted on 06/27/2016 4:51:49 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Obama is more supportive of Iran's right to defend its territorial borders than he is of the USA's.)
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To: nickcarraway

Just Zam.


13 posted on 06/27/2016 5:21:23 AM PDT by HLPhat (It takes a Republic TO SECURE THESE RIGHTS - not a populist Tyranny of the Majority)
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...drinking unhygienic water might endanger the lives of citizens....

****
So does adhering to the tenets of their satanic cult.


14 posted on 06/27/2016 5:33:46 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Keep calm and Pray on.)
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To: HLPhat

Maybe these worthy muslims could buy my new product offering, made after sitting at my desk for several hours and drinking coffee.

It’s called “Ball Soup”.


15 posted on 06/27/2016 5:39:48 AM PDT by T-Bone Texan (Don't be a lone wolf. Form up small leaderlesss cells ASAP !)
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16 posted on 06/27/2016 6:06:11 AM PDT by HLPhat (It takes a Republic TO SECURE THESE RIGHTS - not a populist Tyranny of the Majority)
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To: nickcarraway

Any word about camel piss? Still ok? Because THAT stuff is AMAZEBALLS!!!! (btw that’s the origin of “alla, piss be up on him)


17 posted on 06/27/2016 7:00:56 AM PDT by CaptainPhilFan (I believe every muslim has Satan in their heart.)
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To: nickcarraway

How did they destroy the water, electrolysis?


18 posted on 06/27/2016 8:27:44 AM PDT by GingisK
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19 posted on 06/27/2016 10:51:18 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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