Fasting Names, Meanings, and their History

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Aftar (AHF-tahr)
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Ramadan (rah-muh-dahn)
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Ramadhan (ra-muh-dahn)
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Ramazan (rah-mah-zahn)
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Ramzan (ram-ZAHN)
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Sahur (suh-HOOR)
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Tarawat (tah-ruh-wat)
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Vrat (vrat)
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