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sawm
sawm
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Noun
sawm
- (Islam) fasting, abstention, abstinence; the third of the five pillars of Islam
Usage notes
- During the month of Ramadan, Muslims are called to abstain from food, drink, sex, and other sensuous pleasures from sunrise to sunset. Islamic jurisprudence prescribes fasting also for certain other dates (depending on the school or sect) and as a form of obligatory penitence for specified sins.
Translations
Islamic fasting
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