Sawn vs Sawm - What's the difference?
sawn | sawm |
(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.)
As a verb sawn
is past participle of lang=en.As a noun sawm is
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..sawm
Alternative forms
* saumNoun
See also
* Lent * Yom KippurExternal links
*Fasting in the Quraan*
Comprehensive Article and Book Collection on fasting and Ramadhan*
Esoteric view on sawm - fasting in Ramadan