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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:34:"Fasting in Shaban to honor Ramadan";s:12:"thePermalink";s:67:"https://www.islamicity.org/6013/fasting-in-shaban-to-honor-ramadan/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:" IslamiCity ";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:79:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/shaban-moon-crecent.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:21:"shaban|/topics/shaban";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Sep 29 2004";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:18:"September 29, 2004";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:" IslamiCity |/source/islamicity";s:5:"theID";i:6013;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:122:"The night occurring between 14th and 15th day of Shaban .. has special blessings that are directed towards the faithful ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:34:"Fasting in Shaban to honor Ramadan";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:51:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=fasting-sawm";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:27:"Fasting the Day of 'Ashura'";s:12:"thePermalink";s:58:"https://www.islamicity.org/7914/fasting-the-day-of-ashura/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:17:"Aelfwine Mischler";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:81:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/ashuracel__1024x607.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:35:"fasting (sawm)|/topics/fasting-sawm";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jul 13 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"January 16, 2008 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:39:"Aelfwine Mischler|/by/aelfwine-mischler";s:5:"theID";i:7914;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:83:"'Ashura' commemorates the day that Allah saved the Children of Israel from Pharaoh.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:27:"Fasting the Day of 'Ashura'";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:51:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=fasting-sawm";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:28:"Fasting on the Day of Arafah";s:12:"thePermalink";s:61:"https://www.islamicity.org/5519/fasting-on-the-day-of-arafah/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:17:"Tajuddin B Shuaib";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:78:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/arafah__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:35:"fasting (sawm)|/topics/fasting-sawm";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jun 15 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"December 5, 2008 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:39:"Tajuddin B Shuaib|/by/tajuddin-b-shuaib";s:5:"theID";i:5519;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"3 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:101:"The ninth day of Dhul-Hijjah (the 12th and final month of the Islamic calendar) is the day of Arafah.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:28:"Fasting on the Day of Arafah";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:51:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=fasting-sawm";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:21:"The Hadith of Gabriel";s:12:"thePermalink";s:54:"https://www.islamicity.org/5740/the-hadith-of-gabriel/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:17:"Sachiko Murata+..";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:77:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/iStock-1160784633.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"hadith and sunnah|/topics/hadith-and-sunnah";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"May 6 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"August 5, 2005 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:36:"Sachiko Murata+..|/by/sachiko-murata";s:5:"theID";i:5740;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"8 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:148:"One day when we were with God's messenger, a man with very white clothing and very black hair came up to us. No mark of travel was visible on him ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:21:"The Hadith of Gabriel";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:51:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=fasting-sawm";}
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