Fasting from dawn to sunset is obligatory (fard) for all adult Muslims who are not acutely or chronically ill, traveling, elderly, breastfeeding, pregnant, or menstruating.[9] The predawn meal is suhur, and the nightly feast that breaks the fast is iftar.[10][11] Although rulings (fatawa) have been issued that Muslims who live in regions with a midnight sun or polar night should follow the timetable of Mecca,[12] it is common practice to follow the timetable of the closest country in whic