O you who have believed, fasting is prescribed upon you as it was prescribed upon those before you, that you may become mindful of Him. [Fasting for] a limited number of days. So whoever among you is ill or on a journey [during them] – then an equal number of other days [are to be made up]. And upon those who are able [to fast, but with hardship] – a ransom [as substitute] of feeding a poor person [each day]. And whoever voluntary does good (to give more) it is better for him. But to fast is best for you, if you only knew. The month of Ramaḍān [is that] in which the Qur’an was revealed, a guidance for humanity and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the crescent of] the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey – then (make up) an equal number of other days. Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship and [intends] for you to complete the prescribed period and to glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful. And when My servants ask you, [O Muḥammad], concerning Me – indeed I am near. I respond to the supplication of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let them respond to Me [with obedience] and believe in Me that they may be [rightly] guided. It has been made permissible for you to be intimate with your wives during the nights preceding the fast. Your spouses are a garment for you as you are for them. Allah knows that you were deceiving yourselves. So He has accepted your repentance and pardoned you. So now you may be intimate with them and seek what Allah has prescribed for you (offspring). Eat and drink until you see the light of dawn becomes distinct from the darkness of night, then complete the fast until nightfall. Do not be intimate with your spouses while you are secluded in the mosques. These are the limits set by Allah, so do not exceed them. This is how Allah makes His revelations clear to people, so they may become mindful (of Him).