This year, Ramadan - the Muslim month of fasting and prayer ends on April 21 with the celebration of Eid al-Fitr, also known as Bayram, the fasting day. This is an important holiday for Muslims. During the past month, Muslims around the world have restricted eating, drinking, and smoking to focus on spiritual reflection, prayer, and charity.
Here are photos of Muslims around the world celebrating Ramadan this year:
A woman prays during a gathering for Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Destiny) prayers, one of the holiest nights of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, outside the Imamzadeh Saleh mosque in Tehran, Iran.
Maghrib prayers at sunset at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Children holding Ramadan lanterns in Iraq's Old City of Mosul
Muslims pray around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Food distribution for Iftar on the fourth day of Ramadan, in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Food purchased with donations will be distributed to nearly 500 people at the Jamiatul Haque Mosque
People gather at the Imam Ali Shrine to commemorate the 1,362nd death anniversary of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib, cousin of the Prophet Muhammad, on Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Power), in Najaf, Iraq
Women wait to receive free bags of wheat flour at a government distribution point in Peshawar, Pakistan, following an announcement by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that free wheat flour will be provided to those in need during Ramadan.
Egyptians gather for a communal iftar at Ezbet Hamada, in Matariya
Indian Muslims gather to celebrate Iftar at the historic Jama Masjid Mosque, in New Delhi, India
Muslims pray at Suleymaniye Mosque, in Istanbul, Türkiye
Food prepared by the Chishty Saaberie Association for people in need, distributed daily during the holy month of Ramadan, in the Lenesia suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa
Vendors prepare food at the Ramadan Night food and culture festival in Lakemba, Sydney, Australia
Locals affected by the February 6 earthquake attend a fast-breaking Iftar dinner in the town of Atareb, in the rebel-held western countryside of Aleppo province, Syria.
Volunteers prepare Iftar food for Muslim worshippers at the Data Darbar mosque in Lahore, Pakistan
Palestinian Walid al-Hattab hands out soup from a large pot to needy youths for breakfast on the second day of Ramadan, in Gaza City
London's famous Coventry Street is decorated during Ramadan, marking the start of the Muslim holy month, in the UK
A man looks at members of the Malaysian Islamic Council as they perform "Rukyah Hilal Ramadan", the new moon sighting ceremony that marks the start of the fasting month of Ramadan, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Source: The Atlantic
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