Bir Al Shifa Well - Madinah Province - بئر الشفاء

There was a time in history when Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was passing by the village with his people and halted to consume water from this well. The villagers stopped them from drinking the well’s water as it was poisonous. At that instance, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) spat into the well and announced that the well was no more toxic and its water was fit for consumption. Shifa of Aab-e-Shifa ‘Aab’ is synonymous with water, and ‘Shifa’ means to have healing properties or to be able to heal. Aab-e-Shifa is said to have amazing healing powers. People believe that Aab-e-Shifa can heal illnesses of all kinds. Those who fed the water to their sick animals observed the animals becoming healthier. People who had consumed the well water turned healthy and kept coming back to Beer-e-Shifa. They also reserved the water for future purposes. According to locals, the water is extremely pure and is free from any pollutants, even today. The water is said to be rich in calcium, keeping those who drink it active and zealous. The healing powers of the well can heal any pain and health flaws.

Part of spiritual enlightenment. Is some good drive outside Madina. A sort of remote place, come early in the day or at least during day time.

The mosque adjacent to the well is worth seeing. To drink water or take water from here is a struggle as you will see there is no discipline of any sort existing. If you are using a tour bus go earliest and you will see less of chaos and if you are using your own car go early. Beautiful drive but beware of hidden cams.

On our visit to Ghars Well on October 19th, we noticed it was pleasantly uncrowded. For safety, a metal grill encases the well. Although there are 4-5 taps available, the water supply from the well is currently cut off, leaving the taps non-operational.

The water is sweet and has calming effects. It is said that nearly 70 prophets drank from that well, and RasulAllah sallal lahu alaihi wa sallam mixed his saliva in the well, and it has healing properties.