Ramadan for Muslims is the name of the 9th month of the Arabic lunar calendar. This fasting schedule changes every year and has no specific unified date. During the fasting month, Muslims strictly follow the rule: Do not eat or drink after sunrise and before sunset.
Worshippers at the Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul, Türkiye, perform night prayers called 'tarawih' on the eve of the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan.
Muslims perform tarawih prayers in Granada, Spain.
The image of the moon was captured in Saudi Arabia. Experts and religious scholars must observe certain phenomena related to the appearance and cycle of the moon, which can change the start date of the fasting month. Photo: Timeoutriyadh
An aerial view of Sheikh Zayed Solo Grand Mosque as Muslims attend Tarawih prayers to mark the start of the holy month of Ramadan on March 22, 2023 in Solo City, Indonesia.
Food is displayed for sale at a market in Gaza City. Muslims around the world mark the holy month of Ramadan by abstaining from eating and drinking between sunrise and sunset.
Muslim women pray on the first night before the holy month of Ramadan at 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 March 22.
People eat iftar (breakfast meal) at Sultanahmet Square on the first day of the fasting month in Istanbul, Türkiye March 23.
Children holding 'Ramadan lanterns' walk on the streets of Mosul, Iraq.
Ishak Sholeh, a 66-year-old Muslim man, looks for the position of the moon over the Al-Musyari\'in mosque to mark the first day of Ramadan, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Children rest as Muslims offer prayers at the Istiqlal Grand Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia.
A Muslim man rests while waiting for iftar at Gran Istialal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 23.
A man checks food trays before ifta, or breakfast, during the fasting month of Ramadan, in Karachi, Pakistan, March 22.
A boy sneaks a peek at Muslim women during prayers at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 22.
A man hands out food as Muslims wait for iftar in Indonesia.
Turkish soldiers fire a cannon to mark the end of fasting on the first day of Ramadan at Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul, Türkiye March 23.
Muslims pray during Tarawih at Al-Jabbar mosque in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia on March 22.
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- Source: Reuters, The Guardian
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