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n. - The third pillar of Islam is fasting (primarily during the month of Ramadan).

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  • Indeed they are the epitomes of salaat, sawm and hajj.
  • March 24, 2008 at 11:03 am er, sawm is posed to be same. wuz typin in teh raparound.
  • March 24, 2008 at 11:02 am ihola, jamamamamamamamakitty! i leebz 10 Abril. i hoeps to go to de MachuPichu, but nawt shure hao i be gettin dere. hopin i kan tagalong wif sumone...
  • In the laws of fasting (صوم sawm in Arabic, روزه roza in Persian and Urdu), the outer aspects involve hunger.
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