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Also known to as Ramazan or Ramzan, Ramadan is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and engaging in humanitarian activities. During the holy month, observing Muslims fast from pre-dawn to night. The pre-dawn meal is referred to as ‘sehri’ and the meal that is had after the fast is broken is called ‘iftar’. This annual observance is considered to be one of the five pillars of Islam.
Take a look at some captivating pictures of Ramadan from all the corners of the world; Muslims eat their Iftar meal (breaking fast) during the holy month of Ramadan at the Al-Rajhi Mosque, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri
Muslim man reads the holy Quran while waiting for iftar during the fasting month of Ramadan, at the Grand Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
A Muslim woman reads the holy Quran at the Grand Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
A general view shows people on a street at the old city during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Tripoli, Libya REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed
Ali Sammak keeps the tradition of "Mesaharati" by beating a drum to wake up Muslims to have the pre-dawn meal before they start their fast, during the holy month of Ramadan, in Jidhafs, Manama, Bahrain REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
A vendor shows a date at his shop as Yemenis prepare for the fasting month of Ramadan amid the war in Ukraine and soaring food prices, in Sanaa, Yemen REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
A man holds a child at the old city during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Tripoli, Libya April 5, 2022 REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed
A man reads the holy book of Quran minutes before Iftar at the Al-Rajhi Mosque, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia REUTERS/Ahmed Yosr
People sit in a popular cafe, during the holy month of Ramadan in Mosul, Iraq REUTERS/Khalid Al-Mousily
