Fasting

Submitted by Mohamed Eljahmi (United States), Aug 24, 2009 at 14:16

Fasting in Islam needs to be researched. Most likely it was an Arabic custom that predates Islam and it was done solely to conserve food and this includes fasting in the months of Sha'aban and Rajab. The spiritual theme came at a later time.

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