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saum
n. 1 (context Islam English) fasting; one of the five pillars of Islam 2 In ecology, a herbaceous border found at the edge of a woodland patch. It is usually found below and farther out from the woodland than the woody shrub ''mantel'' and the tree canopy. (See R.T.T.Forman and Michel Godron. ''Landscape Ecology.'' 1986. pp. 108-109.)
Wikipedia
Saum
Saum may refer to:
- Azmat-e-Saum, one of the Urdu works of Israr Ahmed
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Remington Short Action Ultra Magnum rifle cartridges, also known as RSAUM, and RSUM, available in two calibers:
- .300 SAUM
- 7mm SAUM
- Roland Saum, former guitarist for the Swiss band Sportsguitar
- Sawm, an Arabic word for fasting regulated by Islamic jurisprudence
- Saum, one of Inayat Khan's prayers included in the Universal Worship Service, officiated by the clergy of Universal Sufism
- Saum, Minnesota, United States, unincorporated community
- Saum Schools, a site in Beltrami County, Minnesota which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places
- Sherri M. Saum, an American Daytime Emmy nominated actress
- Saum-Aesa, also known as Sigrid the Haughty, Sigrid Storråda, Świętosława, Saum-Aesa, and Gunnhilda, a Nordic queen of contested historicity
Usage examples of "saum".
With a ring ding dong, they raise clasped hands and advance more steps to retire to the saum.
That such a young pupil could so quickly master shaheda (confession of the faith), nampz (the Shia ritual prayers), zakat (the giving of alms), saum (fasting and contemplation) and Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina) was not only unprecedented.