Fasting is intended to teach “self restraint” and discipline to the individual (verse 183). The teachings about fasting are meant to help the person and he/she will receive more of out of the experience if it can be completed out of “one’s free will”. One’s fasting should be for a certain amount of days and the only reprieve one should take is in the case that the person is sick or on a trip. The days that the individual has to stop his/her fasting should be made up at a later time. The fast will be challenging but overcoming the struggle will prove to be beneficial to the person (verse 184). The main time of fasting for the Muslim tradition is during the time of Ramadhan, which is the period, usually a month, which recognizes the Revelations of the Qur’an to Muhammad. Allah wants the Muslim people to fast and spend their time worshipping Him. The month of Ramadhan should be a time when the people acknowledge their blessings from Allah and show their gratitude to Him (verse