Motif
Sacred calendar abstinence governed by lunar and dawn markers
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A motif of the Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle family, within the sub-family Timed Prayer, Fasting, and Devotion. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) SECTION I. / SECTION II. / SECTION III / SECTION IV.; lines 5450-5506 confidence: high
The passage says Mohammedans must fast throughout Ramadan, from the first new moon to the next, abstaining from eating, drinking, and women from daybreak until night or sunset.
The Ramadan fast is bounded by new moons and by daybreak and sunset, with the white and black thread image marking dawn.
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