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Haram

Haram (Arabic: حَرَام, also spelled haram) is an Arabic term meaning "forbidden" or "prohibited." In Islamic law (Sharia), it refers to actions, behaviors, or things that are considered sinful or prohibited by Allah. The term is the opposite of halal, which means "permissible" or "lawful." Haram is used to describe a wide range of prohibitions, including dietary restrictions (such as the consumption of pork or alcohol), immoral behaviors, and other actions that are deemed contrary to Islamic teachings. The concept is central to Islamic ethics and guides Muslims in their daily lives. In Hebrew, the term can be translated as אסור (asur). In Persian, it is حرام (haram), and in Turkish, it is haram.

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Haram
Arabic term for religiously forbidden in Islam
Haram
Haram is an Arabic term meaning 'taboo'. This may refer to either something sacred to which access is not allowed to the people who are not in a state of purity or who are not initiated into the sacred knowledge; or, in direct contrast, to an evil and thus "sinful action that is forbidden to be done". The term also denotes something "set aside", thus being the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew concept חרם and the concept of sacer in Roman law and religion. In Islamic jurisprudence, haram is used to refer to any act that is forbidden by Allah and is one of the five Islamic commandments that define the morality of human action.
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