Is the fast of a Muslim who did not partake in the pre-dawn meal (suhoor) valid, and why? And did the revelation of the Holy Qur'an begin in the month of Ramadan?
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The fast of one who did not have (pre-dawn meal) is valid, but it is disliked for him to abandon suhoor because it goes against the guidance of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: "Eat suhoor, for in suhoor there is blessing," and his saying: "The distinction between our fasting and the fasting of the People of the Book is the eating of suhoor." The Holy Quran was revealed in the month of , as Allah Almighty says: (The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Quran, a guidance for mankind and clear proofs for the guidance and the criterion (between right and wrong)).
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