The concept of fasting, known as “Sawm” (Arabic) or “Roza” (Persian), means self-restraint and discipline. 🔹 When was fasting made obligatory? Islamic scholars state that fasting was ...

During Ramadan Muslims fast between dawn and sunset. Sawm literally means ‘to refrain’, and is one of the Five Pillars of Islam – the five duties that every Muslim must follow in order to ...