What is Fasting in Islam?
{{no sources|date=October 2019}} '''Fasting in Islam''' or '''''Sawm''''' ({{lang-ar|صوم}}) or '''Roza''' ([[Farsi]]: روزہ) is the practice of abstaining, usually from food, drink, smoking, and sexual activity. Fourth of the [[Five Pillars of Islam]], ''Sawm'' is observed between dawn and nightfall during the holy month of [[Ramadan]]. [[Category:Islamic culture]] Some exceptions or accommodations for ''Sawm'' are made in the case of pregnancy, illness, travel, and for young children.{{religion-stub}}<br />