HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Refuse to eat beef
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Give up wealth
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give up selfish desires
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fast in daytime during the month of Ramadan
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is the main purpose of Ramadan? During Ramadan, Muslims aim to grow spiritually and become closer to Allah and their loved ones. They do this by fasting and abstaining from pleasures like smoking, drinking and sexual intercourse between sunrise and sunset each day.
Detailed explanation-2: -Muslims have different ways of fasting, including all forms of self-restraint. This includes not eating and drinking, feeding a poor person, being absorbed in the remembrance of God, avoiding gossip or saying mean things, not being greedy with one’s eyes or mouth, showing humility, and the purification of oneself.
Detailed explanation-3: -Fasting during Ramadan is done by Muslims from dawn to sunset for 30 days. This includes prayers, charity, and reflecting on the Quran. One of the five pillars or duties of Islam is fasting during Ramadan. Other four pillars include faith, prayer, charity, and pilgrimage to Mecca.
Detailed explanation-4: -Laylat al-Qadr, or the night of power, is considered by Muslims to be the holiest night of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. The exact date of Laylat al-Qadr is unspecified, but it is believed to occur on one of the last 10 days of the month.