Haram that are haram result in harm, and are therefore considered a sin if carried out by a Muslim. By bringing up the word "benefit" as an opposite to "sin" the verse 2:219 of Quran clarifies that "haram" is that which is harmful. In fact, everything becomes meaningful with their opposite; e.g. if there is no cold we never understand what heat is. So sin is that which hurts us. When God says "Do not", He means "do not hurt yourself". An Islamic principle related to "haram" is that if something is prohibited, then anything that leads to it is also
Haram, Norway merged into the neighboring Sandøy Municipality to the east. Also on that date, most of the municipality of Vatne (population: 2,260) to the southeast of Haram Municipality was merged into Haram Municipality. There was one other municipal boundary change on that date in 1965: the Søvik area in Borgund Municipality (population: 1,191) to the south of Haram Municipality were merged with Haram. This boundary change created a much larger municipality of Haram. In June 2017, the Parliament of Norway voted to merge Haram with the neighboring municipalities of Skodje, Ørskog, Sandøy, and Ålesund to form a new, large municipality of