PhotosIn Photos: Muslim Worshippers Come Together To Celebrate Ramadan
In Photos: Muslim Worshippers Come Together To Celebrate Ramadan
Hundreds of millions of Muslims worldwide enter a four-week period of worship starting Thursday as they mark the first daily fast of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan
Updated: 23 Mar 2023 5:34 pm
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A Filipino Muslim reads the Quran inside a mosque on the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Marikina, Philippines.
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Muslim worshippers perform a night prayer called 'tarawih' during the eve of the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Turkey at Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Indonesian Muslims perform an evening prayer called 'tarawih' marking the first eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Indonesian Muslims perform an evening prayer called 'tarawih' marking the first eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Muslims perform a special prayer called 'tarawih' at a mosque on the start of Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Karachi, Pakistan.
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Muslims read the Quran as they wait to break their fast during the first day of Ramadan at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. The first daily fast of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan began Thursday, as hundreds of millions of Muslims worldwide enter a four-week period of worship.
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Members of the Malaysian Islamic authority perform "Rukyah Hilal Ramadan," the sighting of the new moon to determine the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Sudanese women prepare Helo Murr, a Ramadan drink made with dried corn and spices which is then dipped in water, in Khartoum, Sudan ahead of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan.
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A Palestinian woman takes photos of her daughter next to a crescent moon-shaped decoration in a market, at the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Jebaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip.
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A Pakistani reads from Holy book Quran in a mosque on the first day of the Muslims holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan.