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Fasting

11 verses

Fasting (ṣawm) in the Qur'an: prescribed in Ramadan (2:183-185); its aim is taqwā. Ease for the sick and traveller, make-up days and fidya (2:184-185). Also expiatory fasts for oaths, ẓihār and manslaughter (5:89; 58:4; 4:92), and Maryam's fast of silence (19:26).