the fasting at Ramadan

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• Fasting — is primarily the act of willingly abstaining from some or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time. An absolute fast is normally defined as abstinence from all food and liquid for a defined period, usually a single day (24 hours), or… …   Wikipedia

• Ramadan — or Ramazan (Arabic: رمضان, IPA|Ramaḍān ) is a Muslim religious observance that takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month in which the Qur an was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. It is the Islamic month of fasting (… …   Wikipedia

• Ramadan (calendar month) — Ramadan or Ramadhan or Ramazan (Arabic: ar. رمضان) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar.The word Ramadan is derived from the word ramd to burn . Fasting in the month of Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam. The month is spent by… …   Wikipedia

• Ramadan — [ram΄ə dän′, räm΄ə dän′] n. [Ar ramaḍān, lit., the hot month < ramaḍ, state of being parched] 1. the ninth month of the Muslim year, a period of daily fasting from sunrise to sunset 2. the fasting in this period …   English World dictionary

• Ramadan — (also Ramadhan) ► NOUN ▪ the ninth month of the Muslim year, during which strict fasting is observed from sunrise to sunset. ORIGIN from an Arabic word meaning be hot ; because the fasting period was originally supposed to be in one of the hot… …   English terms dictionary

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• fasting — Abstaining from food, usually for religious or ethical reasons. In ancient religions it was used to prepare worshipers or priests to approach deities, to pursue a vision, to demonstrate penance for sins, or to assuage an angered deity. All the… …   Universalium

• Ramadan — /ram euh dahn /, n. Islam. 1. the ninth month of the Muslim calendar. Cf. Muslim calendar. 2. the daily fast that is rigidly enjoined from dawn until sunset during this month. [1590 1600; < Ar ramadan] * * * In Islam, a holy month of fasting, the …   Universalium

• Ramadan — [ ramədan, ˌramə dan] (also Ramadhan zan) noun the ninth month of the Muslim year, during which strict fasting is observed from dawn to sunset. Origin from Arab. ramaḍān, from ramaḍa be hot ; because the fasting period was orig. supposed to be in …   English new terms dictionary

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• RAMADAN —    the ninth month of the Mohammedan year, a kind of Lent, held sacred as a month of fasting by all Moslems, being the month in the life of Mahomet when, as he spent it alone in meditation and prayer, his eyes were opened to see, through the… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia