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According to The Holy Quran and the Prophetic traditional teachings Sawm [Islamic Fasting] has a unique moral, spiritual and social characteristic. Sawm literally means “Abstinence” But in the jurisprudential contacts, it means (Total abstinence from all sexual and food desires from dawn to sunset with the intention of Ibadan). This includes all kinds or related to foos, before the break of the dawn till sunset, during the entire month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic year.   This Ibadan [Fasting] is one of Islamic pillars and compulsory for all Muslims, except for children below the age of puberty, the very old, the permanently sick, and so on. It also may be temporarily exempted for some excuses like pregnancy, lactation, menstruation, blood of childbirth, illness, and journey. All of them are allowed to postpone their fasting until the end of their excuses.     When Islam introduced this matchless institution, it planted an ever growing tree of infinite virtue and invaluable products. To make the point more specific let us discourse each of the three aspects as mentioned before:A) Spiritual Objectives of Islamic Fasting:Fasting is usually combined with additional prayer, mediation, reading and translating the Holy Quran and this combination helps in:1. Closeness to and consciousness of Allah.

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According to The Holy Quran and the Prophetic traditional teachings Sawm [Islamic Fasting] has a unique moral, spiritual and social characteristic. Sawm literally means “Abstinence” But in the jurisprudential contacts, it means (Total abstinence from all sexual and food desires from dawn to sunset with the intention of Ibadan). This includes all kinds or related to foos, before the break of the dawn till sunset, during the entire month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic year.   This Ibadan [Fasting] is one of Islamic pillars and compulsory for all Muslims, except for children below the age of puberty, the very old, the permanently sick, and so on. It also may be temporarily exempted for some excuses like pregnancy, lactation, menstruation, blood of childbirth, illness, and journey. All of them are allowed to postpone their fasting until the end of their excuses.     When Islam introduced this matchless institution, it planted an ever growing tree of infinite virtue and invaluable products. To make the point more specific let us discourse each of the three aspects as mentioned before:A) Spiritual Objectives of Islamic Fasting:Fasting is usually combined with additional prayer, mediation, reading and translating the Holy Quran and this combination helps in:1. Closeness to and consciousness of Allah.

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Nayla Salma Farida Hajj. The physical and medical benefits of fasting

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Nayla Salma Farida Hajj. The physical and medical benefits of fasting

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1) Lose weight
2) Less fat
3) Better body - health
4) You'll get into shape
5) Less toxins
6) allows cleansing and detoxication
7) greater mental clarity
8) promotes an inner stillness, enhancing spiritual connection

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• soul cleansing
• time to remember spiritual      connecton to our body
• detoxes our spirit
• new desire for God as we         realize our need for Allah to     live
• deeper praise as focus is          direct towards our                      obligational duties
• sensitivity to Allah's voice
• new satisfaction for                  obedience and spiritual            connection to Allah
• develops will power and           patience against desires
• commitment and obedience     to Allah and our loyalty is             strengthened
• teaches endurance
• brings order, structure, and     harmony to life

By challenging us to avoid even the halal and good things available to us, Allah encourages and teaches us that we have the ability to avoid the haram things.