Ramadan Day 1: Here’s how Muslims began the month of fasting across the world

On Tuesday, Muslims all across the globe began marking Ramadan with communal prayers. This year many are seen praying while maintaining social distance. Last year  Islam’s holiest month was also the beginning of the coronavirus. Here is how the first day of Ramadan is being celebrated. (Source: AP | Designed by Gargi Singh)

A woman wearing a face mask as a precaution against coronavirus outbreak the Quran while waiting for the time to break their fast during the first day of Ramadan, at a mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A man walks through a disinfection chamber as he enters Al Mashun Great Mosque compound to attend an evening prayer in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, April 12, 2021. (AP Photo/ Binsar Bakkara)

Women stand in line waiting their turn outside a government office to receive cash under the government's Ehsaas Emergency Cash program for families in need, ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

Indonesian Muslims pray spaced during an evening prayer called "tarawih" marking the first eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP Photo/ Achmad Ibrahim)

A Muslim bows in Sijdah during an evening prayer called "tarawih" marking the first eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Chicago's Muslim Community Center on Monday, April 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar)

sraeli border police gather at their observation post on a main walkway decorated with strings of lights on the eve of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the Old City of Jerusalem, Monday, April 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Indonesian Muslims pray spaced apart as they practice social distancing during an evening prayer on the first eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP Photo/ Achmad Ibrahim)

Filipino Muslim men attend prayers on the first day of Ramadan, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at Golden Mosque in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines, April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

A Muslim pray during the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Ramzan Begins at Old Delhi Jama Masjid. (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

People gather at Jama Masjid. (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

Women offering prayers at Jama Masjid. (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

Kids marking the beginning of Ramadan at Jama Masjid. (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)