
Fasting: The Door of Nearness
Sawm (صَوْم) in the QuranBy Aira AuroraLength1h 24m
About this audiobook
Fasting (*sawm*) is one of the five pillars of Islam — the foundational acts that define a Muslim's relationship with Allah. The Quran presents fasting not as a burden but as a path to nearness: "O you who believe, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you, that you may become righteous" (2:183). The purpose is clear: righteousness (*taqwa*). The means is old: "as it was decreed upon those before you." Fasting is not a new commandment; it is an ancient practice, restored and refined in the final revelation.
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GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length1 hr 24 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 17, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Title Page
2Introduction
3Chapter 1: The Obligation — As Decreed Upon Those Before You
4Chapter 2: The Month of Ramadan — The Revelation
5Chapter 3: The Rules of the Fast — What and When
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6Chapter 4: The Spiritual Significance of Fasting
7Chapter 5: Laylat al-Qadr — The Night of Power
8Chapter 6: The Social Dimension of Fasting
9Chapter 7: Fasting Beyond Ramadan
10Chapter 8: Fasting and the Other Pillars
11Chapter 9: Lessons and Reflections
12Chapter 10: The Virgin's Vow — 19:26's Silent-Fast and 33:35's Fasting-Men
13Chapter 11: The Expiation-Fasts — 58:3-4's Two-Month Fast and 5:89's Feeding-Cycle
14Chapter 12: The Sa'ihun Enrollment — 9:112's Frequent-Fasters and 2:196's Hajj-Days
15Disclaimer
16Frequently Asked Questions
17Glossary
18About the Author
19Series Info