In prescribing fasting for the Muslims like the people before them, the Quran has made it clear that the object of fasting is to create piety among the Muslims. The path of our life is surrounded on both sides with thorny bushes of desires. If we do not walk warily, there is a danger lest the clothes of our life may be torn. Fasting teaches us to walk warily, to discipline our inner life, it reminds us of our accountability in the next life.