Why do the followers of Islam believe they are brought closer to God through their long period of fasting?

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Explanation:

The long period of fasting is referred to as Ramadan. Muslims believe they are brought closer to God through fasting because of following beliefs and practices:

- "schenck v. united states, case in which the u.s. supreme court ruled on march 3, 1919, that the freedom of speech protection afforded in the u.s. constitution's first amendment could be restricted if the words spoken or printed represented to society a “clear and present danger.” "

- speech aimed to potentially create danger could be banned.

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the melanesian is basically practicing magic.