Question

What is the Islamic term for fast?​

Answer 1

Fasting. Ramadan is a time of spiritual reflection, improvement and increased devotion and worship. Muslims are expected to put more effort into following the teachings of Islam. The fast (sawm) begins at dawn and ends at sunset.

Answer 2

ISLAMIC TERM OF FASTING

◆Fasting is another unique moral and spiritual characteristic of Islam.

◆ Literally defined, fasting means to abstain "completely" from foods, drinks, intimate intercourse and smoking, before the break of the dawn till sunset, during the entire month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic year.

◆ But if we restrict the meaning of the Islamic Fasting to this literal sense, we would be sadly mistaken.