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:23:"ramadan|/topics/ramadan";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:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on 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:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on 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:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on 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:53:"iman (faith and belief)|/topics/iman-faith-and-belief";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:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=fasting-sawm";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:25:"Ethical Triangle of Islam";s:12:"thePermalink";s:58:"https://www.islamicity.org/4440/ethical-triangle-of-islam/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Mohammad Omar Farooq";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:87:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/quran_candle_tIC__600x400.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:19:"islam|/topics/islam";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Apr 5 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"October 24, 2005 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:45:"Mohammad Omar Farooq|/by/mohammad-omar-farooq";s:5:"theID";i:4440;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"18 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:163:"Most of us have encountered many months of Ramadan in our life. Unfortunately, it is a reality that our lives most often have not been touched or affected by it ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:25:"Ethical Triangle of Islam";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=fasting-sawm";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:48:"Ramadan - An Opportunity to Know Your Inner Self";s:12:"thePermalink";s:79:"https://www.islamicity.org/5354/ramadan-an-opportunity-to-know-your-inner-self/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Irshaad Hussain";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:75:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/iStock-458120175.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:10:"Apr 1 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"September 3, 2009 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Irshaad Hussain|/by/irshaad-hussain";s:5:"theID";i:5354;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:179:"Fasting (Sawm) carries a two-fold meaning - The primary meaning is to hold back, to refrain from, to abstain - the further meaning is to rise beyond, to move past former limits ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:48:"Ramadan - An Opportunity to Know Your Inner Self";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=fasting-sawm";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:59:"Day 19 - Humility (Quran 25:63) - Ramadan Daily Reflections";s:12:"thePermalink";s:80:"https://www.islamicity.org/15682/day-19-humility-ramadan-2018-daily-reflections/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Aslam Abdullah";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:48:"http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/iJT6e60EFFQ/hqdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJT6e60EFFQ";s:11:"theCategory";s:39:"Faith & Spirituality|/explore/faith";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"justice|/topics/justice";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 29 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:37:"June 3, 2018 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Aslam Abdullah|/by/aslam-abdullah";s:5:"theID";i:15682;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:134:"Day 19 - Humility (Quran 25:63) For the month of Ramadan follow our daily video with inspirational words from our in house Imam Dr.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:59:"Day 19 - Humility (Quran 25:63) - Ramadan Daily Reflections";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=fasting-sawm";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:40:"How to Become God-Conscious (or Muttaqi)";s:12:"thePermalink";s:72:"https://www.islamicity.org/12289/how-to-become-god-conscious-or-muttaqi/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Mansoor Alam";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:77:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Gods_Presence_isp.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:37:"muttaqi (pious)|/topics/muttaqi-pious";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 28 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"June 21, 2017 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Mansoor Alam|/by/mansoor-alam";s:5:"theID";i:12289;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"10 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"“This is the Book; in it is guidance, without doubt, to those who fear God.” [Yusuf Ali].“This DIVINE WRIT – let there be no doubt about it – is [meant to be] a guidance ......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:40:"How to Become God-Conscious (or Muttaqi)";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=fasting-sawm";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:25:"Health Benefit of Fasting";s:12:"thePermalink";s:59:"https://www.islamicity.org/11931/health-benefit-of-fasting/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Gasser Hathout";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:75:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/iStock-478301840.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Featured|/explore/featured";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"ramadan|/topics/ramadan";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 25 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:37:"June 2, 2017 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Gasser Hathout|/by/gasser-hathout";s:5:"theID";i:11931;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:104:"We fast the month of Ramadan for spiritual purification and out of obedience to the orders of Allah SWT.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:25:"Health Benefit of Fasting";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=fasting-sawm";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:39:"Ramadan: Striving for God Consciousness";s:12:"thePermalink";s:71:"https://www.islamicity.org/6059/ramadan-striving-for-god-consciousness/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Louay M. Safi";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:76:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/iStock-513320174.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:57:"taqwa (God consciousness)|/topics/taqwa-god-consciousness";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 24 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"October 10, 2005 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:30:"Louay M. Safi|/by/louay-m-safi";s:5:"theID";i:6059;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:118:"O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that you may attain taqwa ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:39:"Ramadan: Striving for God Consciousness";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=fasting-sawm";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:31:"The Inner Dimensions of Fasting";s:12:"thePermalink";s:64:"https://www.islamicity.org/8895/the-inner-dimensions-of-fasting/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:84:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/shaikh_zaid_inner_arches2.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:"Mar 23 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"June 29, 2015 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:45:"Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali|/by/abu-hamid-al-ghazali";s:5:"theID";i:8895;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"12 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:109:"Three Grades It should be known that there are three grades of fasting: ordinary, special and extra-special.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:31:"The Inner Dimensions of Fasting";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=fasting-sawm";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:64:"Ramadan Fasting in Islam: Spiritual Salvation and Noble Benefits";s:12:"thePermalink";s:98:"https://www.islamicity.org/100777/ramadan-fasting-in-islam-spiritual-salvation-and-noble-benefits/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"S. M. Yunus";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:84:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Ramadan-Fasting-in-Islam.png";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:"Mar 22 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 22, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:25:"S. M. Yunus|/by/s-m-yunus";s:5:"theID";i:100777;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"27 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Ramadan is regarded as the most valuable and the holiest month in the Muslim faith because of the fact that the revelation of the divine book the Qur'an was initiated in a speciall......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:64:"Ramadan Fasting in Islam: Spiritual Salvation and Noble Benefits";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=fasting-sawm";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:27:"Inner Dimensions of Fasting";s:12:"thePermalink";s:60:"https://www.islamicity.org/6114/inner-dimensions-of-fasting/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:76:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/iStock-545376070.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:23:"ramadan|/topics/ramadan";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 21 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"November 10, 2003 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:45:"Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali|/by/abu-hamid-al-ghazali";s:5:"theID";i:6114;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"8 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:230:"Keeping the stomach empty is not sufficient to remove the veil, unless one also empties the mind of everything but God, Great and Glorious is He. That is the entire matter, and the starting point of it all is cutting down on food.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:27:"Inner Dimensions of Fasting";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=fasting-sawm";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:31:"To Become Angel Like in Ramadan";s:12:"thePermalink";s:64:"https://www.islamicity.org/5328/to-become-angel-like-in-ramadan/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:16:"Shibli Numani+..";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:85:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/mosqueshadowIC__600x332.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:"Mar 21 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:40:"August 27, 2010 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:34:"Shibli Numani+..|/by/shibli-numani";s:5:"theID";i:5328;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:189:"If one tries to find out the causes of human misfortunes and failures, in the final analysis one will discover that a human being is a bundle of various needs and a captive of many wants ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:31:"To Become Angel Like in Ramadan";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=fasting-sawm";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:30:"Islamic Legal Rules of Fasting";s:12:"thePermalink";s:63:"https://www.islamicity.org/5331/islamic-legal-rules-of-fasting/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:16:"Muzammil Siddiqi";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:75:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/iStock-121696485.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:23:"ramadan|/topics/ramadan";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 20 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"November 11, 2003 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:37:"Muzammil Siddiqi|/by/muzammil-siddiqi";s:5:"theID";i:5331;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"11 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:218:"The month of Ramadan is that in which was revealed the Quran, wherein is guidance for humankind and the clear signs of guidance and distinction. Thus whosoever among you witness the month must fast... Quran 2:184 ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:30:"Islamic Legal Rules of Fasting";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=fasting-sawm";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:22:"The Essence of Ramadan";s:12:"thePermalink";s:55:"https://www.islamicity.org/6069/the-essence-of-ramadan/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Habib Siddiqui";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:76:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/iStock-539830140.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:57:"taqwa (God consciousness)|/topics/taqwa-god-consciousness";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 20 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:40:"August 21, 2011 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Habib Siddiqui|/by/habib-siddiqui";s:5:"theID";i:6069;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"11 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:244:"You entreat Allahu ta'ala, but you do not obey Him. You know His Prophet (S), but you do not follow him. You read the Qur'an al-Karim, but you do not follow the way it prescribes. You utilize Allah ta'ala's blessings, but you do not thank Him. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:22:"The Essence of Ramadan";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=fasting-sawm";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:28:"8 Health Benefits of Fasting";s:12:"thePermalink";s:62:"https://www.islamicity.org/77276/8-health-benefits-of-fasting/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:22:"Mohammed Tadeeb Ansari";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:77:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/iStock-1305026622.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:"Mar 14 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"April 3, 2021 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:49:"Mohammed Tadeeb Ansari|/by/mohammed-tadeeb-ansari";s:5:"theID";i:77276;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:65:"A common misconception about fasting is that it weakens the body.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:28:"8 Health Benefits of Fasting";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=fasting-sawm";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:31:"The Purpose of Fasting in Islam";s:12:"thePermalink";s:65:"https://www.islamicity.org/11682/the-purpose-of-fasting-in-islam/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Justin Parrott";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:75:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/iStock-682792986.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:23:"ramadan|/topics/ramadan";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 13 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:37:"May 17, 2017 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Justin Parrott|/by/justin-parrott";s:5:"theID";i:11682;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"10 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful The purpose of fasting is to develop the quality of righteousness (taqwa), inwardly and outwardly, by abstaini......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:31:"The Purpose of Fasting in Islam";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=fasting-sawm";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:28:"Ramadan: 12 Reasons To Fast!";s:12:"thePermalink";s:59:"https://www.islamicity.org/6019/ramadan-12-reasons-to-fast/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Taha Ghayyur+..";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:75:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/iStock-669477188.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:"Mar 12 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"September 5, 2007 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:32:"Taha Ghayyur+..|/by/taha-ghayyur";s:5:"theID";i:6019;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"12 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:302:"The month of Ramadan provides us with a sort of "Boot camp." It is a month of intense moral training. Since we know that Fasting is a special duty prescribed by God, we learn that any sins may spoil our record of fasting with God, so we go through great lengths making sure we are on our best behavior.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:28:"Ramadan: 12 Reasons To Fast!";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=fasting-sawm";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:19:"Ramadan and Fasting";s:12:"thePermalink";s:53:"https://www.islamicity.org/15130/ramadan-and-fasting/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Mansoor Alam";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:74:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Ramadan-Kareem.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:23:"ramadan|/topics/ramadan";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Mar 5 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:37:"May 11, 2018 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Mansoor Alam|/by/mansoor-alam";s:5:"theID";i:15130;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"12 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Why is the month of Ramadan so special in Islam? This is the month in which the Prophet (PBUH) and his companions fought for their own survival, and more importantly for the sur......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:19:"Ramadan and Fasting";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=fasting-sawm";}