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clothes, applying surma[1] to the eyes, fasting, prayers, making peace with one's enemies, associating with religious persons, relieving orphans, and giving of alms.
The fast of ʾA′shuráa is a Sunnat fast, i. e. not founded upon an injunction in the Qurán, but upon the example of Muhammad.
- ↑ Surma is antimony or galena ground to a fine powder, and applied to the eyelids to improve the brightness of the eyes.
