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  1. sawmnoun

    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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  1. sawmnoun

    fasting, abstention, abstinence; the third of the five pillars of Islam (during the month of Ramadan, Muslims abstain from food, drink, gambling, and all sensuous pleasures from sunrise to sunset. Sawm is regulated by Islamic jurisprudence. Contrary to popular non-Islamic belief, its observance by Muslims is not confined to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.)

  2. Etymology: From صوم, from ܨܘܡܐ.

Wikipedia

  1. sawm

    In Islam, fasting (known as Sawm, Arabic: صوم‎; Arabic pronunciation: [sˤawm]. Or Siyam, Arabic: صيام‎; Arabic pronunciation: [sˤijaːm], also commonly known as Rūzeh or Rōzah, Persian: روزه in non-Arab Muslim countries) is the practice of abstaining, usually from food, drink, smoking, and sexual activity. During the holy month of Ramadan, Sawm is observed between dawn and nightfall when the adhan of the Maghrib prayer is sounded. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim lunar calendar and fasting is a requirement for Muslims as it is the fourth of the five pillars of Islam.

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  1. sawm

    Sawm is the Arabic term for fasting, often associated with the Islamic practice of fasting during the month of Ramadan. Sawm involves abstaining from food, drink, and other physical needs from dawn to dusk, as a means of spiritual discipline, self-purification, and devotion to Allah.

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  1. Sawm

    Sawm is an Arabic word for fasting regulated by Islamic jurisprudence. In the terminology of Islamic law, sawm means to abstain from eating and drinking 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 month.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sawm in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sawm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


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