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The Meaning and Significance of Ramadan and Fasting

Fasting in Islam: A Natural Way to Attain Taqwa and Cleanse the Soul An excerpt from AbdulWahid Hamid’s Islam The Natural Way Every year, for one complete lunar month-the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, adult Muslims are required to fast. From dawn to sunset in the month of Ramadan, they refrain from all food and drink and sexual relations…