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Moon sighted, Muslims around the world begin Ramzan under Covid-19 shadow
Ramadan is considered to be the time when people come closer to God, and one of the main reasons behind observing it is to remember the many sufferings of the underprivileged and less fortunate people.
Updated: April 24, 2020 22:08 IST
1 / 9Residents of Old Delhi look out for the moon by the illuminated Jama Masjid on the eve of Ramadan on Friday. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
2 / 9A view of the illuminated Jama Masjid in Old Delhi on the eve of Ramzan on Friday. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
3 / 9View of an empty Jama Masjid and adjoining areas in Old Delhi on the eve of Ramadan, owing to the ongoing lockdown on Friday. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
4 / 9Two homeless men offer namaaz outside the Jama Masjid in Old Delhi on the eve of Ramadan on Friday. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
5 / 9A Muslim prays during the first day of the holy month of Ramadan at National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Friday, April 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
6 / 9A Muslim reads passages from the Quran during the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, April 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
7 / 9Islamic clerics attend prayers held without public due to COVID-19 restrictions in a mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Friday, April 24, 2020 during the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Kemal Softic)
8 / 9Muslim men attend prayer despite concerns of the new coronavirus outbreak, at a mosque during the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, April 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
9 / 9Muslim men attend a Friday prayer despite concerns of the new coronavirus outbreak, at a mosque during the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Lhokseumawe, in the religiously conservative province of Aceh, Indonesia, Friday, April 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Zik Maulana)
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