Muslims all over the world have welcomed the holy month of Ramadan with religious zeal and fervour, marked by festivities and traditions that vary from culture to culture across the globe.
Markets are bustling with shoppers buying dates, fruits, and other essentials, while mosques have been adorned in preparation for the holy month.
Here’s a look at how people welcomed Ramadan across the world.
Chairman of Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Maulana Abdul Khabeer Azad along with other members use a telescope to look for the new Ramadan moon in Peshawar, February 28, 2025. — Reuters
A security guard recites the Holy Quran at the premises of a shopping mall in Karachi on March 2, 2025. — Reuters
An aerial view shows Muslims offering their first Taraweeh prayers to mark the start of the fasting month of Ramadan, at Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh on February 28, 2025. — AFP
An Afghan man sells traditional flatbreads known as naan in Kabul on February 27, 2025. — AFP
Indonesian Muslim women are seen at a Ramadan stall selling lanterns in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 1, 2025. — AFP
Saudi men look to spot the first crescent of the moon marking the start of the fasting month of Ramadan, in the southern Saudi city of Hautat Sudair, on February 28, 2025. — AFP
A boy looks for the position of the moon on the roof of Al-Musyari’in mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 28, 2025. — Reuters
A man watches as people participate in a Ramadan parade on Fifth Avenue in the Bay Ridge neighbourhood on February 28, 2025 in the Brooklyn borough in New York City. — AFP
Kyrgyz Muslim worshippers pray inside the Abdulkarim Satuq Bughra Khan Mosque during the start of Ramadan in Bishkek on February 28, 2025. — AFP
A couple takes a selfie as they go to a mosque to perform the Taraweeh prayer in Seremban, Malaysia, March 1, 2025. — Reuters
Indonesian women recite from the Holy Quran at Grand Mosque of Istiqlal in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 1, 2025. — Reuters
An Egyptian boy worshipper takes part in evening prayers called Taraweeh during the eve of the first night of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Amr Ibn El-Aas mosque, the first and oldest mosque ever built on the land of Egypt in old Cairo, Egypt, February 28, 2025. — Reuters
Worshipers pray Taraweeh during the eve of Ramadan, at Al Azhar mosque in the old Islamic area of Cairo, Egypt February 28, 2025. — Reuters
People look through binoculars and a telescope to view the new moon to mark the beginning of the holy fasting month, in the city of Najaf, Iraq, February 28, 2025. — Reuters
People pray as others look for the position of the moon to determine the start of Ramadan, at Mount Qasioun in Damascus, Syria, February 28, 2025. — Reuters
Muslims offer Taraweeh prayer on the first night of holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia, February 28, 2025. — Reuters
Turkish soldiers fire a cannon to mark the end of fasting on the first day of Ramadan, at Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul, Turkey, March 1, 2025. — Reuters
People have their iftar meal at Sultanahmet Square with the Ayasofya-i Kebir Camii or Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in the background, in Istanbul, Turkey March 1, 2025.— Reuters
Qatari policemen prepare to fire a cannon to announce the time for the breaking of the fast in Doha, Qatar, March 1, 2025. — Reuters
Palestinians spin steel wool sparklers amid the rubble of buildings, ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Gaza on February 28, 2025. — Reuters
Worshippers hold the Taraweeh prayer in the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem’s Old City, February 28, 2025. — Reuters
Muslims offer first Taraweeh prayer to mark the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Fayuan mosque in Beijing on February 28, 2025. — AFP
