Ramadan begins Friday, with observants fasting from dawn till sundown in the course of the holy month. Here is a have a look at how Muslims mark this era, which incorporates particular prayers, blessings and fasting.
Ramadan begins Feb. 27 with Eid al-Fitr vacation marking finish of holy month March 30
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A toddler is seen subsequent to the dome of the Al Mabrur mosque as observatory officers verify astronomical calculation instruments to find out the start of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Surabaya, Indonesia, on Friday. (Juni Kriswanto/AFP/Getty Photos)
Many Muslims all over the world are observing Ramadan, which this 12 months begins on Friday. It is the holy month after they abstain from meals, drink and different pleasures from dawn to sundown.
Ramadan concludes with Eid al-Fitr (the competition of the breaking of the quick) on March 30.
Here is a have a look at how worshippers mark this sacred interval, which incorporates spiritual reflection, household gatherings and good deeds.
A worshipper appears via a theodolite to identify the brand new crescent moon to find out the beginning of Ramadan, in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Friday. (Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters)
A employee cleans a chandelier inside a mosque in preparation for Ramadan in Karachi, Pakistan, on Thursday. (Fareed Khan/The Related Press)
A employee cleans the Sunehri mosque in preparation for Ramadan in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Friday. (Muhammad Sajjad/The Related Press)
Muslims pray whereas visiting their relative’s grave as a part of a neighborhood custom forward of Ramadan in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Friday. (Willy Kurniawan/Reuters)
Forward of Ramadan, folks store for conventional lanterns on the Shorja, the most important and oldest market in central Baghdad, on Thursday. (Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Photos)
Palestinian Loay Gheith decorates ceramic plates forward of Ramadan in his ceramics manufacturing unit within the occupied West Financial institution metropolis of Hebron on Thursday. (Hazem Bader/AFP/Getty Photos)
Ornamental lights are switched on in central London, England, to rejoice the beginning of Ramadan on Wednesday. (Temilade Adelaja/Reuters)
Palestinians stroll underneath ornamental lights strung up between the rubble of buildings, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Yunis within the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday. (Ramadan Abed/Reuters)
Worshippers pray throughout a night prayer service to mark the primary eve of Ramadan on the Grand Mosque of Istiqlal in Jakarta on Friday. (Achmad Ibrahim/The Related Press)
