Ramadan Around The World – In Pictures

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More than 1.5 billion Muslims are marking the month of Ramadan, considered the holiest month in the Islamic Calendar, during which Muslims abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and sexual relations from dawn till dusk. Ramadan is sacred to Muslims because it is during that month that tradition says the Quran was revealed to the Prophet Mohammed. The fast is one of the five main religious obligations under Islam.
Jerusalem, Palestine/Israel
A Palestinian woman prays in front of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem’s Old City. Some 80,000 people attended prayers on the compound on the first Friday of Ramadan.

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Istanbul, Turkey
Thousands of Turkish people break their fasting at the Blue Mosque square in Istanbul, during the first day of the holy month of Ramadan.

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Surabaya, Indonesia
Indonesians Muslims pray in the first Tarawih as Muslims begin fasting for Ramadan at Al-Akbar Mosque in Surabaya, Indonesia.

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Beijing, China
Muslims pray after breaking their fast on the first day of Ramadan, the muslim holy month, at a mosque in Beijing. China has banned civil servants, students and teachers in its mainly Muslim Xinjiang region from fasting during Ramadan and ordered restaurants to stay open.

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Jerusalem
Palestinian Muslim worshipers pray outside the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem during the first Friday prayer of the holy month of Ramadan. Israel announced it was relaxing restrictions on the movement of Palestinians to and from the West Bank and Gaza Strip, ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Men aged over 40 and women of all ages from the West Bank will be able to pray at the Israeli-controlled holy site, and 800 people from the Gaza Strip will be allowed to attend Friday prayers.

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Nairobi, Kenya
Kenyan Muslim men pray on the first Friday of Ramadan, at Jamia mosque in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Hyderabad, India
Indian Muslim boys offer prayers prior to breaking their fast on the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad.

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Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Afghan children study the Quran during first day of the month of Ramadan at a mosque in Jalalabad.

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
A Malaysian Muslim arrives to offer prayers on the first Friday of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan in Kuala Lumpur.

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Dhaka, Bangladesh
Bangladeshi street vendors prepare Iftar food for breaking the daytime fast on the first day of Ramadan, the holy fasting month of Islam, at a traditional bazaar in the old part of Dhaka.

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Sidon, Lebanon
A vendor carries traditional sweets called ‘Qatayef’ during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Sidon’s Old City in southern Lebanon.

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Gaza City, Palestine
Blind and visually impaired Palestinian girls read the Braille version of the Koran during a Koran memorization class at the main center of Dar al-Koran Society, on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Gaza City. Thousands of Palestinians, among them blind and visually impaired students, are taking lessons which are sponsored by the Muslim organization Dar al-Koran Society. The society teaches people the right recitation of the Muslim holy book and helps them memorize the whole Koran, directors in the organization said.

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Basra, Iraq
Iraqi Muslim men gather, on the roof of Imam Ali Mosque, waiting to see the crescent moon marking the beginning of Ramadan, at sunset in Basra, Iraq.

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Potočari, Bosnia
Bosnian Muslims offer a prayer during late night prayer for upcoming holy month of Ramadan, inside memorial room for Srebrenica massacre victims, at the memorial center Potocari, northeast of the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. Family members of the Srebrenica victims killed in July, 1995, will mark the first night of Ramadan at the memorial center Potocari, in front of the graves of killed Muslims from this small Bosnian town.

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Gaza City, Palestine
A family shares in a pre-dawn Suhoor meal in Gaza City.

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Tunis, Tunisia
A vendor displays his dates on the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in a market downtown in Tunis, Tunisia.

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Islamabad, Pakistan
A man reads the Quran.

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Aran, Iran
Iranian women arrive to attend a ceremony to recite verses of the Koran at the shrine of Saint Mohammad Helal Ibn Ali in the city of Aran and Bidgol, Isfahan province, Iran

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Al-Ram, Palestine
Palestinians who had been prevented from crossing into Jerusalem through the Kalandia checkpoint use a ladder to climb over the wall in al-Ram town

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Saint Ludovic Border Between Italy and France
A migrant wrapped in a blanket reads the Koran as he prays at sunrise on the rocks of the seawall at the Saint Ludovic border crossing on the Mediterranean Sea between Ventimiglia, Italy and Menton, France

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Refugee Camp, Aceh, Indonesia
Rohingya Muslims migrants sleep using mosquito nets during the first day of the fasting month of Ramadhan, at a refugee camp in Bireun Bayeun, East Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia.

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Srinagar, India
A Kashmiri man touches an ornament engraved with verses from the Quran at the shrine of Mir Syed Ali Hamdani, a Sufi saint.

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Kabul, Afghanistan
Afghan boys read the Quran at a mosque in Kabul.

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Delhi, India
Muslims walk after offering the first Friday prayers of Ramadan at the Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque).

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Lahore, Pakistan
A Pakistani Muslim observes congregational prayers in Lahore.

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Jakarta, Indonesia
Muslim men gather during the first Friday prayer at Istiqlal Mosque.

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Bhopal, India
Muslim devotees offer prayers on the first Friday of Ramadan at Taj-ul mosque in Bhopal, India.

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Dhaka, Bangladesh
A boy sells food by the river Buriganga in the evening in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Tehran, Iran
An Iranian clergyman prays among the other worshippers at the shrine of Saleh, a Shia saint, in northern Tehran.

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Istanbul, Turkey
Nearly 3,000 Muslims at a fast-breaking dinner in Taksim Square, Istanbul, on Wednesday this week.

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Delhi, India
Indian Muslims sit before their iftar (breaking of fast) meal at the Jama masjid (Grand mosque) in the old quarters of Delhi.

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Ramadan Around The World - In Pictures

Finally a small trivia
How Long Do Muslims Around The World Have To Fast?
Ramadan is a holy month, a time for introspection and spiritual renewal for many Muslims around the world.

But some have it harder than others.

Muslims observing the fast rise before dawn for the Fajr prayer. After partaking in the Suhur meal, they won’t be able to eat or drink anything — even water — until the sun has set. When the time for the Maghrib prayer comes around, Muslims often break the fast with a sweet, tasty date and a celebratory meal called an Iftar.

Depending on where you are in the world, fasting times can vary quite significantly. Muslims in places like Iceland, where daylight is scheduled to last 22 hours on June 18, face the dilemma of figuring out how to stay healthy and nourished while observing their faith. While some Muslims choose to fast from dawn to sunset in these countries, Islamic scholars have offered a number of alternatives, such as following Mecca’s fasting times.

HuffPost Religion calculated the time between the Fajr and Maghrib prayers to find out how long the fast lasts for Muslims around the world. The website IslamiCity can help you figure out prayer times in your own neighborhood.

 

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Islamabad/Pakistan picture is not correct it is from Arab region

 

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Islamabad/Pakistan picture is not correct it is from Arab region

ts actually yemeni houthis or some other Yemeni tribe cuz normally people don't walk around with daggers