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haram

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haram [ˈhɑːˌrɑːm]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Islam) anything that is forbidden by Islamic law
[from Arabic, literally: forbidden]


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One could hardly contemplate the concept of sacred space, of course, without donating considerable attention to the subjects of Israel, Jerusalem, the Temple Mount or Haram al-Sherif ("noble sanctuary" in Arabic), and the violence perpetrated in their names by the followers of the three Abrahamic monotheisms.
From Karen Haram, food editor, San Antonio (Texas) Express-News.
There is also the fundamental distinction in the Qur'an between what is halal or lawful and what is haram or prohibited.
 
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