Origin Second year after the migration from Mecca to Medina, during the month of Shaban
During the month of Ramadan, Muslims are obligated to fast from dawn to sunset each day, abstaining from food, drink, sexual activity and smoking. The obligation dates to the month of Shaban in the second year after the migration from Mecca to Medina, and fasting the month is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Exceptions are made for groups including pregnant women, people with diabetes, travelers and menstruating individuals, and the fast is broken each evening at iftar; observance differs in some details between Sunni and Shia practice. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Standing as a Comparative CategoryA standard analytic category in the study of religion 1 Origins
Origin PeriodSecond year after the migration from Mecca to Medina, during the month of Shaban 1 Practice category (class) Sources
1. Fasting during Ramadan (Wikipedia)
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Fasting the month of Ramadān was made obligatory (wājib)
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in the second year after the Muslims migrated from Mecca to Medina
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During the entire month of Ramadan, Muslims are obligated to fast
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