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Ramadan, in Islam, is the name of the ninth month of the Arabic lunar calendar. The fasting period varies from year to year and does not have a fixed date. During this month of fasting, Muslims strictly observe the rule: no eating or drinking after sunrise and before sunset.
Worshippers at the Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul, Türkiye, perform a night prayer called 'tarawih' on the eve of the first day of the Ramadan fasting month.
Muslims perform the tarawih prayer ritual in Granada, Spain.
The image shows the moon in Saudi Arabia. Experts and religious scholars must observe certain phenomena related to the moon's appearance and cycle, which can then be used to adjust the start date of the fasting month. Photo: Timeoutriyadh
An aerial view of the Sheikh Zayed Solo Grand Mosque as Muslims attend Tarawih prayers to mark the beginning of Ramadan on March 22, 2023, in Solo City, Indonesia.
Food is displayed at a market in Gaza City. Muslims around the world celebrate the holy month of Ramadan by abstaining from food and drink from sunrise to sunset.
Muslim women pray on the first night before the Ramadan fasting month at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Solo, Central Java province, Indonesia, on March 22.
People read the Quran at the Grand Mosque ahead of the fasting month in Sanaa, Yemen, on March 22.
People eat iftar (a quick meal) in Sultanahmet Square on the first day of the fasting month in Istanbul, Türkiye, March 23.
Children carry 'Ramadan lanterns' and stroll through the streets of Mosul, Iraq.
Ishak Sholeh, a 66-year-old Muslim man, searches for the position of the moon on the roof of the Al-Musyari'in mosque to mark the first day of Ramadan, Jakarta, Indonesia.
The image shows children resting while Muslims offer prayers at the Istiqlal Grand Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The image shows a Muslim man resting while awaiting iftar at the Gran Istialal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 23.
A man inspects food trays before ifta, or breakfast during the Ramadan fasting month, in Karachi, Pakistan, on March 22.
A young boy secretly watches Muslim women during prayers at the Istiqlal Grand Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 22.
A man distributes food in anticipation of Muslim iftar in Indonesia.
Turkish soldiers fire cannons to mark the end of the fast on the first day of Ramadan at Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul, Türkiye, on March 23.
Muslims pray in Tarawih at the Al-Jabbar mosque in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia, on March 22.
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- Source: Photos from Reuters and The Guardian
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