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What does sawm mean?

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Noun
  1. (Islam) fasting, abstention, abstinence; the third of the five pillars of Islam
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Sawm is not obligatory for several groups for whom it would constitute an undue burden.
The muezzin's call to dawn prayers signaled the beginning of sawm or fasting.
During the month of Ramadan, Muslims practice Sawm, or fasting, during the hours between sunrise and sunset.
Sawm is perhaps the most demanding of the Five Pillars. It requires that Muslims fast during the month of Ramadan.

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