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 What is Zamzam water? What's cool, refreshing and will quench your thirst in the hot, Arabian desert? If you answered (fill in the name of the latest fad soft drink), you're wrong. Zamzam is the name of the well that provides the water billions of people.

For Eid to be truly special, we need to plan in advance. We don't necessarily need to do anything very detailed or extensive, but a little bit of work before the blessed day will make it more memorable and enjoyable for all. Here are 24 easy ideas to jump start the process. 

While in the U.S., Eid-ul-Adha comes and goes without much notice, in some Muslim cultures, Eid-ul-Adha is called Eid Kabeer or the bigger Eid. Here is why Eid-ul-Adha is important, even though it often gets celebrated with less enthusiasm than Eid-ul-Fitr. 

Faith, sacrifice, commitment and patience. These are just some of the qualities that characterize Prophet Ibrahim or Abraham as he is called in English (peace be upon him). So it should come as no surprise that he is revered not just in Islam, but in Christianity and Judaism as well. 

Muslims who perform the Hajj or Umra must run in the middle portion of the distance between Safa and Marwa seven times. This is a commemoration of one mother's sacrifice for her son.