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Sawm vs Awm - What's the difference?

sawm | awm |

As nouns the difference between sawm and awm

is that sawm is (islam) fasting, abstention, abstinence; the third of the five pillars of islam (during the month of ramadan, muslims abstain from food, drink, gambling, and all sensuous pleasures from sunrise to sunset sawm is regulated by islamic jurisprudence contrary to popular non-islamic belief, its observance by muslims is not confined to the islamic holy month of ramadan) while awm is (obsolete) a unit of measurement for forty gallons of wine.

sawm

English

(wikipedia sawm) ("sawm on Wikiquote")

Alternative forms

* saum

Noun

  • (Islam) fasting, abstention, abstinence; the third of the five pillars of Islam (during the month of Ramadan, Muslims abstain from food, drink, gambling, and all sensuous pleasures from sunrise to sunset. Sawm is regulated by Islamic jurisprudence. Contrary to popular non-Islamic belief, its observance by Muslims is not confined to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.)

    • See also

    * Lent * Yom Kippur

    External links

    * Fasting in the Quraan * Comprehensive Article and Book Collection on fasting and Ramadhan * Esoteric view on sawm - fasting in Ramadan

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    awm

    English

    Alternative forms

    * aam

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A unit of measurement for forty gallons of wine.

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