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sawm

DEFINITIONS OF: sawm

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n 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

Type of:
abstinence
act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
pillar of Islam
(Islam) one of the five religious obligations accepted by all Muslims
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