Description: During Ramadan, Muslims fast from true dawn to dusk. Fasting entails abstaining from the consumption of food, drink, or any other substance, as well as intimate relations. Fasting (صوم - sawm) is one of the five pillars of Islam, along with the Islamic declaration of faith (شهادة - shahada), the five daily prayers (صلة - salah), Alms Tax, or charity (زكة - Zakah), and performing the pilgrimage to mecca (حج - Hajj)