- published: 03 Jul 2014
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Sawm (Arabic: صوم) is an Arabic word for fasting regulated by Islamic jurisprudence. In the terminology of Islamic law, sawm means to abstain from eating, drinking (including water), having sex and anything against Islamic law (Ithm). The observance of sawm during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, but is not confined to that month.
Ṣawm is derived from Syriac: ܨܘܡܐ ṣawmā. Literally, it means "to abstain", cognates to Hebrew tsom.
For example, the Muslims of Central Asia, Afghanistan, India, Iran, Bangladesh, and Pakistan use the word uraza/rozah/roza/roja which comes from Persian. In Turkey, Sawm is called oruç (compare Kyrgyz öröz), while the Malay community in Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore call it puasa, which is derived from Sanskrit, upvaasa. Puasa is also used in Indonesia, Southern Thailand and Southern Philippines.
Muslims are prohibited from some things which are legal and natural for seeking the face of Allah. Muslims are prohibited from eating, drinking, smoking, and engaging in sexual intercource from dawn (fajr) to sunset (maghrib). Fasting is essentially an attempt to seek nearness to Allah and increase one's piety. One of the remote aims of fasting is to sympathize with those less fortunate ones who do not always have food and drink readily available. Also one must try to avoid cursing and thinking evil thoughts. Fasting is also viewed as a means of controlling one's desires (of hunger, thirst, sexuality, anger) and focusing more on devoting oneself to God.
Zakir Abdul Karim Naik (Urdu: ذاکر عبدالکریم نائیک; born 18 October 1965) is an Indian public speaker on the subject of Islam and comparative religion. He is the founder and president of the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), a non-profit organisation that owns the Peace TV channel based in Dubai, UAE. He is sometimes referred to as a televangelist. Before becoming a public speaker, he trained as a doctor. He has written two booklets on Islam and comparative religion. He is regarded as an exponent of the Salafi ideology; he places a strong emphasis on individual scholarship and the rejection of "blind Taqlid", which has led him to repudiate the relevance of sectarian or Madh'hab designations, all the while reaffirming their importance.
Zakir Abdul Karim Naik was born on 18 October 1965 in Mumbai, India. He attended St. Peter's High School in Mumbai. Later he enrolled at Kishinchand Chellaram College, before studying medicine at Topiwala National Medical College and Nair Hospital and later the University of Mumbai, where he obtained a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS). His wife, Farhat Naik, works for the women's section of the IRF.
True Story
Everything That I Wanted, I Found It In You
Everything That I Dreamed of, You Made It Came True
Knew That There Were No Limits To What You Would Do for Me
But I Messed That Up Now
For a Night of Fun
What the Hell Was I Thinking?
Damn I Was Dumb, Had Too Much To Drink and
Now I'm Stuck With the Look On My Face of Disgrace
And I'm Feeling Like a Fool.
My Momma Told Me Everything That Glitters Ain't Gold
And If You Find a Good Woman Then
Baby Boy You Better Hold On
But I'm Weak Like Adam To Eve
I'm Down On My Knees
And Baby I Know
I Know That Sorry Doesn't Cut It
(I Refuse) To Let You Take Away Yo Loving
(I Refuse) Without You Babygirl I'm Nothing
(I Refuse) Tell Me What I Gotta Do
To Make Things Back Right With You
Because Sorry Is Not Enuff
I Know That Sorry Doesn't Cut It
(I Refuse) To Let You Take Away Yo Loving
(I Refuse) Without You Babygirl I'm Nothing
(I Refuse) Tell Me What I Gotta Do
To Make Things Back Right With You
Listen!
Baby, Ever Since You've Been Gone
Everything's So Wrong, It Ain't Right
And Lately, I Ain't Finished No Songs
It's Like My Minds Is So Gone and I
All I Do Is Sit Here and Think About How I'm a Get My Baby Back
Damn Sammie You Done Messed Up Now
Gotta Fix It Up, Quick, Fast, Somehow
I Had Fun for One Night
But I Never Thought It'd Mess Up My Life
My Momma Said...
My Momma Told Me Everything That Glitters Ain't Gold
If You Find a Good Woman Then Baby Boy You Better Hold On
But I'm Weak, Like Adam Was to Eve
I'm Down On Bended Knees
Baby, I know...
I Know That Sorry Doesn't Cut It
(I Refuse) To Let You Take Away Yo Loving
(I Refuse) Without You Babygirl I'm Nothing
(I Refuse) Tell Me What I Gotta Do
To Make Things Back Right With You
Because Sorry Is Not Enuff
I Know That Sorry Doesn't Cut It
(I Refuse) To Let You Take Away Yo Loving
(I Refuse) Without You Babygirl I'm Nothing
(I Refuse) Tell Me What I Gotta Do
To Make Things Back Right With You
Sorry Don't Cut It, Sorry Don't Cut It (No More),
Sorry Don't Cut It, Sorry Don't Cut It (No No)