2nd Pakistan international biennial conference on Ramadan and health
The ninth month of Islamic calendar is known as Ramadan, in which fasting is obligatory for every adult man and woman, except in certain health conditions and during travelling. Since Islamic jurisprudence follows the lunar calendar, which is about 11 days shorter than the Gregorian, Ramadan falls i...
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Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
2017-09-01
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| description | The ninth month of Islamic calendar is known as Ramadan, in which fasting is obligatory for every adult man and woman, except in certain health conditions and during travelling. Since Islamic jurisprudence follows the lunar calendar, which is about 11 days shorter than the Gregorian, Ramadan falls in different seasons throughout the year. The duration of fasting hence may differ by 11 to 18 hours depending on the duration of the day in every country. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3826fdc31efc4060a0bb81865f0994e62022-12-21T19:49:31ZengMashhad University of Medical SciencesJournal of Fasting and Health2345-25872345-25872017-09-01539910010.22038/jfh.2017.945694562nd Pakistan international biennial conference on Ramadan and healthNazeer Khan0Jinnah Sindh Medical University Karachi, PakistanThe ninth month of Islamic calendar is known as Ramadan, in which fasting is obligatory for every adult man and woman, except in certain health conditions and during travelling. Since Islamic jurisprudence follows the lunar calendar, which is about 11 days shorter than the Gregorian, Ramadan falls in different seasons throughout the year. The duration of fasting hence may differ by 11 to 18 hours depending on the duration of the day in every country.http://jfh.mums.ac.ir/article_9456_2f928af35c5e888510728ab5f2109ff5.pdfRamadanfasting |
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| title | 2nd Pakistan international biennial conference on Ramadan and health |
| title_full | 2nd Pakistan international biennial conference on Ramadan and health |
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| title_short | 2nd Pakistan international biennial conference on Ramadan and health |
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| topic | Ramadan fasting |
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