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ṣawm: References & Edit History

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: Academia - Fasting (Ṣawm) in the Qur'an as Ordained by the Greatest God (Sidiq Uthman O).	Aakanksha Gaur	Oct 04, 2024
	Article revised.	Adam Zeidan	Apr 06, 2020
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998