If My servants ask you about Me, I am near answering the calls of those who call to Me. So let them respond to Me and acknowledge Me that they may be guided.
Translation endnotes
[2:183-187] Fasting, like timely prayers, the annual conference in Mecca and purification of blessings via sharing, originates from Abraham (22:73, 78). We are informed of any modification or correction in the ritual. For instance, verse 2:187 gives permission for sexual intercourse during the nights of Ramadan. Furthermore, the sectarian penalty of 60-day fasting for breaking the fast before sunset contradicts the Quran. The Quran makes no such distinction and considers breaking the fast before sunset to be equivalent to not fasting at all; it suggests a one-day-forone-day make up for the days missed.