New Delhi, March 10 -- Muslims all over the world are observing Ramadan, the sacred month in Islam, with fasting, prayers and acts of devotion. Ramadan is a time for gratitude towards God and a time for spiritual discipline. Ramadan has great significance for the Muslim community.

Millions of Muslims fast for a month from dawn till dusk. In India, people observed their first Roza on Thursday, February 19, and the month of Ramadan will culminate with Eid al-Fitr.

The fasting from dawn to sunset during the Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam. During daylight hours, practising Muslims abstain from eating, drinking, smoking, harmful thoughts and actions, and marital relations. The practice is believed to strengthen faith as well as ...