The name Ramadan Had been the name of the ninth month in the Arab world long before the arrival of Islam the word itself derived from as Arabic root rm, as in words like ramida ur ar-ramad denoting intense heat, scorched ground and shortness of rations. In the Quran God proclaims that fasting has been written down (as obligatory) upon you as it was upon those before you. According to the earliest hadith this refers to the jewish practice of fasting on Yom Kippur...
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