Five Pillars of Islam: Difference between revisions

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[[Sawm]] is the term which refers to Islamic [[fasting]]. The observance of sawm during the Islamic month of Ramadan is compulsory.<ref>Farah (1994), p.144-145</ref> Adherents usually wake up before dawn and [[Food|eat]] and [[Drinks|drink]] to prepare for the fast. During the fast, they refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, and engaging in [[Sex|sexual intercourse]] from dawn (fajr) to sunset (maghrib).
[[Sawm]] is the term which refers to Islamic [[fasting]]. The observance of sawm during the Islamic month of Ramadan is compulsory.<ref>Farah (1994), p.144-145</ref> Adherents usually wake up before dawn and [[Food|eat]] and [[Drinks|drink]] to prepare for the fast. During the fast, they refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, and engaging in [[Sex|sexual intercourse]] from dawn (fajr) to sunset (maghrib).


If fasting is a necessary pillar of Islam, then it means that the whole Meccan period and two years of Medinan period wasn't Islam.
If fasting is a necessary pillar of Islam, then it means that the whole Meccan period and two years of Medinan period wasn't Islam:
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Fasting the month of Ramadaan was enjoined in 2 AH
Fasting the month of Ramadaan was enjoined in 2 AH
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