Chapter 2 Verse 187
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Original text | Permitted to you on the night of your fasts…eat and drink until the white thread of dawn appear to you distinct from its black thread, then complete your fast until the night appears. |
Problem | This verse says that during the fasting period people cannot eat unless it is night time. This verse hints at the possibility that the author did not realise that at certain places on the Earth the Sun does not completely set for 6 months at a time. |
Solution | Add a clause for people closer to the Earth’s poles where in summer the sun doesn’t fully set. |
New text | For those who’s living places do not see the Sun set in summer, fast for no more than half of each day. |
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