What is Fasting(Sawm)?

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Fasting (Sawm) is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Islam is built upon five fundamental foundations, and fasting is one of its core pillars. Sawm /Fasting is an act of worship in Islam, where a Muslim abstains from food, drink, and acts that invalidate the fast for a specified period, solely for the pleasure of Allah.

Generally speaking, Sawm means:

  • Abstaining from eating from dawn (Fajr) until sunset (Maghrib).
  • Abstaining from drinking.
  • And controlling one's desires (Nafs).

In the Holy Qur'an, Allah Ta'ala says:

“O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous (attain Taqwa).”
— Surah Al-Baqarah 2:183

Remember briefly

Sawm is an act of worship for self-purification, which fosters patience, self-restraint, and the fear of Allah (Taqwa) within a person.

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