| RAMADAN | The month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith. (7) |
| LENTIL | In period of fasting, the Italian ate high-protein pulse? |
| FAINTSIGN | In fasting, the difference is barely detectable (5,4) |
| CHANCEL | Scrub round entrance to holiest part of church (7) |
| SUFISM | Esoteric dimension of the Islamic faith, the spiritual path to mystical union with God (6) |
| ALLAH | The name of God in the Islamic faith (5) |
| YOMKIPPUR | The holiest day of the year in Judaism, also called the Day of Atonement (3,6) |
| SIKHISM | Religion whose holiest city is Amritsar (7) |
| MUSLIM | A follower of the Islamic faith, such as Shabnam Masood in EastEnders (6) |
| KORAN | Religious scriptures of the Islamic faith (5) |
| DAESH | Arabic acronym for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
| SANCTUARY | A sacred place such as a shrine or temple; the holiest part of a church, also called the chancel; a place of refuge; or, a nature reserve (9) |
| KAABA | Cube-shaped building in Mecca; one of the holiest places of Islam (5) |
| MECCA | The holiest city in the religion of Islam (5) |
| DAYOFATONEMENT | Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year (3,2,9) |
| SECONDADAM | A description of Christ used by John Newman in Praise to the Holiest in the Height |
| ULEMA | The body of mullahs who have jurisdiction over legal and social matters for the Islamic community (5 |
| STARCH | Even in the holiest Archbishop there's part of a potato |
| ISLAM | Faith in which Mecca is the holiest city |
| MAO | ___ era (important period for the People's Republic of China) |
