1) Abstinence 2) Pillar of islam
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Sawm (صوم, plural: Siam) is an Arabic word for fasting regulated by Islamic jurisprudence. In the terminology of Islamic law, sawm means to abstain from eating and drinking (including water) during daylight hours. The observance of sawm during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, but is not confined to that mon...
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Fasting undertaken during the month of
Ramadan; it is the fourth of the
Five Pillars of Islam. For 2...
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Fasting
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noun the third pillar of Islam is fasting (primarily during the month of Ramadan); Muslims abstain from food and drink and gambling and all sensuous pleasures from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan
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Fasting undertaken during the month of Ramadan; it is the fourth of the Five Pillars of Islam. For 29–30 days, between sunrise and sunset, no food or drink, sexual relations, or comforts such as chewing gum or cigarettes are allowed. The suhur (pre-dawn meal) is eaten, followed by reading from the Koran (or Quran or Qur'an) until d...
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Fasting, especially during Ramadan. Sawm means total abstinence from food, liquids, and sexual relationships from dawn to sunset, for one lunar month. Also called slyam.
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