r-m-d

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The Arabic root رمض (r-m-ḍ) carries the core meaning of intense heat, burning, or scorching. In the Quran, it appears in the word Ramadan (رمضان), the name of the sacred month of fasting, which was traditionally understood to refer to the scorching heat of the season when this month originally fell in the pre-Islamic calendar, or metaphorically to the burning away of sins through fasting and worship. The significance in the Quranic context is that Ramadan is identified as the blessed month in which the Quran was first revealed, making it the most sacred time for Muslims to engage in fasting, prayer, and spiritual purification.