The holy month of Ramadan

1. The holy month of Ramadan

2. People leave after offering prayers on the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan at Jama Masjid in the old quarters of Delhi, India, April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

3. Hajja Dalal, a 46-year-old Mesaharati, beats a drum to wake up Muslims to have the pre-dawn meal before they start their long-day fast during Ramadan at Maadi neighbourhood in Cairo, Egypt April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Hayam Adel

4. People read the Koran during Ramadan at a mosque in Karachi, Pakistan April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

5. People offer prayers on the first day of Ramadan in Srinagar April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

6. A worker sprays disinfectant to sanitize a mosque ahead of Ramadan in Peshawar, Pakistan April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz

7. People pray before Iftar (breaking fast) during Ramadan at a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz

8. A man holding his palms together praying before Iftar (breaking fast) during the fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz

9. People offer prayers on the first day of Ramadan in Srinagar April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

10. Officials from the office of the President General of the two Holy Mosque Affairs clean and scent the Kabaa in the Grand Mosque, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, April 14, 2021. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS

11. People shop at a souk in Beirut, Lebanon April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah

12. People gather to have their Iftar (breaking fast) meals during of Ramadan at a mosque in Karachi, Pakistan April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

13. Children sit near a mosque as they wait to break the fast during Ramadan in Palu, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, April 13, 2021. Antara Foto/Mohamad Hamzah/via REUTERS

14. Muslim women pray on the first day of Ramadan, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

15. Muslim men practice social distancing as they pray ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Tegal, Central Java Province, Indonesia April 12, 2021. Antara Foto/Oky Lukmansyah/via REUTERS

16. A Muslim faithful looks on during the first day of Ramadan, at the Al-Habibiyyah mosque in Abuja, Nigeria, April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

17. Muslims eat their Iftar (breaking fast) meals in front of the Ottoman-era Sultanahmet mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque, on the first day of Ramadan in Istanbul, Turkey April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

18. A muslim man washes his feet before prayers on the first day of Ramadan fast at Al-Habibiyyah mosque in Abuja. April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

19. Men look through binoculars to view the moon ahead of Ramadan in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq, April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

20. Muslim men practicing social distancing pray ahead of Ramadan as mosques reopen in Ciamis, West Java Province, Indonesia April 12, 2021. Antara Foto/Adeng Bustomi/via REUTERS

21. Muslim women wearing protective face masks pray on the first day of Ramadan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

22. Muslims perform evening Tarawih prayers inside Al-Azhar Mosque during Ramadan in the old Islamic area of Cairo, Egypt, April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

23. Muslim faithful queue during the first day of Ramadan fast, outside Al-Habibiyyah mosque in Abuja, Nigeria, April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

24. A Filipino Muslim man takes a nap after attending prayers on the first day of Ramadan at Golden Mosque in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines, April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

25. Children eat during the first day of Ramadan, at the Al-Habibiyyah mosque in Abuja, Nigeria, April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

26. Filipino Muslim men attend prayers on the first day of Ramadan at Golden Mosque in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines, April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

27. Filipino Muslims scramble to get free Iftar meals to break the fast on the first day of Ramadan outside the Golden Mosque in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines, April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

28. People pray ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan Province, Indonesia April 12, 2021. Makna Zaezar/Antara Foto via REUTERS

29. Muslim practicing social distancing pray on the first day of Ramadan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

30. People pray ahead of Ramadan as mosques reopen in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, Indonesia April 12, 2021. Irwansyah Putra/Antara Foto via REUTERS

31. Muslims pray as they await the sighting of the moon that marks the start of Ramadan on the Sea Point promenade in Cape Town, South Africa, April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

32. Muslims perform evening Tarawih prayers inside Al-Azhar Mosque during Ramadan in the old Islamic area of Cairo, Egypt, April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

33. A Muslim attends Ramadan Tarawih prayers at Sultan Mosque in Singapore, April 13, 2021.  REUTERS/Edgar Su

34. Muslims keeping social distance as they attend Ramadan Tarawih prayers at Sultan Mosque in Singapore, April 13, 2021.  REUTERS/Edgar Su

35. A Palestinian astronomical observer looks through a telescope to view the moon ahead of Ramadan in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma

36. Women take a selfie next to a crescent, ahead of Ramadan, in Najaf, Iraq, April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

37. A man carries a tray with sweets ahead of Ramadan, in Damascus, Syria, April 11, 2021. REUTERS/Yamam al Shaar

38. Muslims gather as they await the sighting of the moon that marks the start of Ramadan on the Sea Point promenade in Cape Town, South Africa, April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

39. A member of the moon sighting committee looks through a telescope to view the moon ahead of Ramadan near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri

40. A man sets lights for decoration in an alley in Jerusalem's Old City as part of the preparation for Ramadan, April 11, 2021. REUTERS/ Ammar Awad