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  2. Ramadan - Wikipedia

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    Zakat, often translated as "the poor-rate", is the fixed percentage of income a believer is required to give to the poor; the practice is obligatory as one of the pillars of Islam. Muslims believe that good deeds are rewarded more handsomely during Ramadan than at any other time of the year; consequently, many Muslims donate a larger portion ...

  3. Fasting in Islam - Wikipedia

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    Iftar, a meal consumed to break fast.It is a sunnah to break fast with dates. In Islam, fasting (known as sawm, [1] Arabic: صوم; Arabic pronunciation: or siyam, Arabic: صيام; Arabic pronunciation:) is the practice of abstaining, usually from food, drink, sexual activity and anything which substitutes food and drink.

  4. al-Qurtubi - Wikipedia

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    He was born in Qurtubah (modern-day Córdoba), Al-Andalus in the 13th century. His father was a farmer and died during a Spanish attack in 1230. During his youth, he contributed to his family by carrying clay for use in potteries.

  5. Eid al-Fitr - Wikipedia

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    Among Muslim Filipinos in the Philippines, Eid al-Fitr is commonly known as Hariraya, Buka, Hariraya Buka, or Hariraya Buka Puasa. "Eid al-" is often replaced with Eid'l in the country's local English variant. [97] [98] [99] It is also known as Wakas ng Ramadan (lit.

  6. Ghusl - Wikipedia

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    Ghusl (Arabic: غسل ġusl, IPA:) is an Arabic term that means the full-body ritual purification which is mandatory before the performance of various Islamic activities and prayers.

  7. Comparison of Islamic and Jewish dietary laws - Wikipedia

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    The Islamic dietary laws and the Jewish dietary laws (kashrut; in English, kosher) are both quite detailed, and contain both points of similarity and discord.Both are the dietary laws and described in distinct religious texts: an explanation of the Islamic code of law found in the Quran and Sunnah and the Jewish code of laws found in the Torah, Talmud and Shulchan Aruch.

  8. Tawhid - Wikipedia

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    God, according to Islam, is a universal God, rather than a local, tribal or parochial one and is an absolute that integrates all affirmative values. [ 6 ] Islamic intellectual history can be understood as a gradual unfolding of the manner in which successive generations of believers have understood the meaning and implications of professing ...