{"id":948,"date":"2026-01-04T10:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T10:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afraishmum.com\/?post_type=topics&#038;p=948"},"modified":"2026-05-27T15:19:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:19:23","slug":"%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%8b%e0%a6%9c%e0%a6%be-%e0%a6%95%e0%a7%80","status":"publish","type":"topics","link":"https:\/\/afraishmum.com\/en_us\/topics\/%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%8b%e0%a6%9c%e0%a6%be-%e0%a6%95%e0%a7%80\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Fasting(Sawm)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fasting (Sawm) is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. 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