Muslims around the world celebrate start of Ramazan

Muslims throughout the world refrain from eating and drinking during the holy month of Ramazan
News Desk | May 29, 2017

More than 1.5 billion Muslims around the world are marking the holy month of Ramazan.

Here are some pictures from around the globe from the first day of Ramazan.

The first Ramazan moon (C) rises over the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad. PHOTO: AFP


People distribute Iftar foods before breaking their fast on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Lahore. PHOTO: AFP


Men prepare Iftar foods on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Karachi. PHOTO: AFP


People break their fast  at the Blue Mosque Square in Istanbul, during the first day of the holy month of Ramazan. PHOTO: AFP


Indian Muslim men arrange rows of food for Iftar, the time for break the fast during the first day of the month of Ramazan in Guwahati. PHOTO:  AFP


Pakistani muslims perform Taraweeh prayers on the start of the holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in Lahore. PHOTO: REUTERS


Indian Muslims break their fast on the first day of the holy month of Ramazan at the Jama Masjid mosque in the old quarters of New Delhi. PHOTO: AFP


Muslims sit before having their Iftar (breaking of fast) meal on the first day of the holy month of Ramazan at the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer, India. PHOTO: AFP


A man prays at the Grand Mosque of Saint-Denis, near Paris, on May 28, 2017 during the holy fasting month of Ramazan. PHOTO: AFP


Muslims shop for decorations ahead of the first day of Ramazan in Brooklyn, New York, US. PHOTO: AFP


A Palestinian man reads the Holy Quran in Al-Aqsa Mosque, on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City during the holy month of Ramazan. PHOTO: AFP


A cannon fires a ceremonial shot to start iftar, the evening meal for breaking fast, on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul. PHOTO: REUTERS


A Palestinian man reads the Quran in al-Aqsa Mosque, on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City during the holy month of Ramadan. PHOTO: REUTERS



A woman arranges strands of vermicelli, a specialty eaten during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, which are kept out to dry at a factory in Agartala, India. PHOTO: REUTERS


A woman poses for a selfie as she strolls at Sultanahmet Square after iftar, the evening meal for breaking fast, on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Istanbul, Turkey. PHOTO: REUTERS


Egyptian-American Muslim Salma Zahran (L), 17, and sister Mysarah, 15, await family members as they prepare to go to the Islamic Cultural Centre to take part in Tarawih prayers on the first day of Ramadan in Manhattan, New York. PHOTO: REUTERS


A man reads the Quran at the Grand Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Sanaa, Yemen. PHOTO: REUTERS


Muslim street vendors eat their iftar (breaking fast) meal on the first day of Ramazan along a roadside in Kolkata, India. PHOTO: REUTERS


People stroll at Sultanahmet Square after iftar, the evening meal for breaking fast on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramazan in Istanbul, Turkey. PHOTO: REUTERS


Muslims eat their iftar (breaking fast) meal on the first day of Ramadan at the Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque) in the old quarters of Delhi, India. PHOTO: REUTERS


American Muslim women pray on the first day of Ramazan at the Islamic Cultural Centre in Manhattan, New York. PHOTO: REUTERS


The sun sets behind a mosque ahead of Ramazan in Islamabad. PHOTO: REUTERS


A fishmonger works in a market downtown on the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramazan in Tunisa. PHOTO: REUTERS


A man prepares special sweets at a small traditional factory on the first day of the holy month of Ramazan in Kabul, Afghanistan. PHOTO: REUTERS


People prepare food for breaking fast on the first day of Ramazan at a mosque in Yogyakarta, in Java, Indonesia. PHOTO: REUTERS


Afghan youths cool off on a hot day as temperatures reached around 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Fahrenheit) on the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramazan on the outskirts of Jalalabad. PHOTO: AFP


A man prays in a tent prior to breaking fast on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramazan, at the al-Khazir camp for the internally displaced, located between Arbil and Mosul. PHOTO: AFP



 

 
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