Is the month of Ramadan exclusive to the Islamic nation, or did it exist among previous nations?
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Allah Almighty says: (O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous). This indicates that fasting is an ancient act of worship, obligated upon previous nations just as it was obligated upon us. However, there is no text specifying whether their fasting was in or at another time.
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