Ramadan Begins
Written by 107PowerFM.Net on 05/17/2018
Muslim women attend prayers on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at al-Akbar Mosque, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia.
From Indonesia to the United States, Muslims around the world welcome the holy month of Ramadan.
Muslims break their fast on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan at Victory Park near Memorial Mosque in Moscow, Russia.
For millions of Muslims around the world, the holy month of Ramadan began on Thursday, May 17th 2018.
A customer purchases prayer beads ahead of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan.
The first day of Ramadan – the holiest month for Muslims – is observed according to the local visibility of the new crescent moon. In some countries, Wednesday was the first day of the holy month.
A Muslim woman’s prayer beads during tarawih prayers at Eyup Sultan Cultural Center on the first day of Ramadan in Brooklyn, New York, US.
Muslims around the world will be fasting every day for a month, refraining from eating, drinking and smoking from sunrise to sunset.
Breaking the fast in the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan.
It is a month of self-discipline and empathy for those living in poverty.
Aljazeera. Millions of Muslims observe fasting as Ramadan begins
