A Saudi academic suggested restoring life to Ayn Zubaydah, establishing a special museum for it, and establishing a reserve for the area called Zubaydah Reserve, due to its historical and archaeological importance, located in Wadi Numan, east of Makkah.
Assistant Professor of Islamic Archeology and Vice Dean of the College of Tourism and Archeology for Development and Quality at King Saud University, Dr. Muhammad Al-Subaie, stressed during his speech to Al-Arabiya.net: It has become important to start implementing the reconstruction project of Ain Zubaydah as a prominent historical landmark and an important source for nourishing and supplying Makkah and Al-Mukarramah and feelings The sacred water was supplied with drinking water, and the establishment of a natural reserve for the valley, and considering it a special rehabilitation and development area under the supervision of the relevant government bodies, in view of the great achievement made by Mrs. Zubaydah in the valley and the great money spent in the construction of the spring until it ran with abundant water that benefited the people of Makkah and the pilgrims for more from 1200 years.
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The importance of Ain Zubaydah
Al-Subaie said: Ain Zubaydah is considered one of the most important springs that Mrs. Zubaydah (145-216 AH/762-831AD) conducted from the solution to Makkah Al-Mukarramah. /809 A.D. to make a pond in Mecca, and she rented a spring for her, so it blew with little water, which does not irrigate the people of Makkah. Ain Zubaydah is located in the great valley of Nu’man, about 36 km east of Makkah Al-Mukarramah, at the bottom of Jabal Kara from the western side.
Zubaydah Reserve
He added: “The proposed reserve aims to protect and develop the valley basin and its tributaries, reduce its environmental degradation and flourish its flora and fauna nature, and work on establishing new development projects based on investment in recreational and cultural activities, such as developing open areas in the valley for the purpose of picnicking the residents of the region, and a destination A tourist attraction for pilgrims, pilgrims and various visitors from inside and outside the Kingdom, in addition to the establishment of a special museum for Ain Zubaydah and its beads.
He explained that this well was designed in a streamlined way, and a canal was made for it to extend to Arafat surrounding the Mount of Mercy, and from there it extends to a mountain behind the crises, then to Muzdalifah, then the canal runs to Mina and pours into a great folded well called Bir Zubaydah (Bir al-Zubaydah), and to it ends The work of this channel, and by standing on the path of the eye and its beads, it was found that its features are still in place until now. The eye is fed from Wadi Nu’man starting from Jabal Kara. It was noted that the stream of the eye in the valley runs underground with a depth of more than 45 m. Under the ground there are several beads (inspection eyes), which only appear when approaching Arafat. These beads come in different shapes and sizes, including: cylindrical, hexagonal, octagonal, and dome-shaped with a circular neck. Their number is estimated at 132 beads, including about 82 beads before entering the canal to the Arafat site, about 20 beads inside Arafat, about 22 beads in the area between Arafat and Muzdalifah, and about 8 beads inside Muzdalifah.
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Building materials used in Al Ain
Various building materials were used in the construction of the tanks, such as: stone and brick, and they were decorated from the inside and outside with plaster and nora. Most of the surface of the tanks came in a circular shape, and in the middle was a square-shaped hole, the upper part of the bead was built with a square fold, and the lower part was mostly circular. Also, in many beads there are stone steps through which they ascend to the surface of the bead, while inside the beads there are small holes between the stones that facilitate the process of descending to the bottom of the bead. And all the beads were built tightly, evidenced by the survival of the features of this eye to the present time, which confirms the sophistication and progress of the architectural art that the Islamic civilization reached at that time.
He added that the length of the canal from its source to the Bannunah orchard reaches more than 35 km, while the width of the canal surface from the top reaches in some places to (about a meter) and sometimes more than that. The canal has a cover of stones with holes to take water and to clean the canal. The genius of the Muslim architect manifested itself in the channel of this eye, which is why in-depth scientific studies must be conducted about the eye and its landmarks, as it has remained resistant to history to this day.
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Development of Ain Zubaydah
He said during the reign of King Abdul Aziz, may God have mercy on him, great attention was paid to Ain Zubaydah, as the King supported the Ain Zubaydah Authority, which was established in the year 1295 AH / 1878 AD to develop the services of the eye. In Makkah Al-Mukarramah, a (machine) was operated to transport water from the Al-Ain Canal to Mina to quench the pilgrims. In the year 1344 AH / 1925 AD, King Abdul Aziz ordered the reconstruction of the ruins of the canal and its beads, after a great torrent swept through it. This building, with its distinctive architectural style, is still standing, and is 98 years old.
After that, reforms were carried out on Ain Zubaydah, and in the year 1372 AH / 1952 AD, the Royal Decree was issued that the administration of Ain Zubaydah and Al-Ain Al-Aziziyah in Makkah be a single district to be managed by an elected body. Water to all neighborhoods of Mecca.
