• Ramadan decorations go up in Sustainable City, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Ramadan decorations go up in Sustainable City, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Morning prayers on the first day of Ramadan in the UAE at the Al Salam Masjid in Al Barsha, Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Morning prayers on the first day of Ramadan in the UAE at the Al Salam Masjid in Al Barsha, Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Worshippers pray at the Al Salam Masjid in Al Barsha, Dubai, on the first day of Ramadan. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Worshippers pray at the Al Salam Masjid in Al Barsha, Dubai, on the first day of Ramadan. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Morning prayers take place on the first day of Ramadan at the Al Salam Masjid in Al Barsha, Dubai, UAE. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Morning prayers take place on the first day of Ramadan at the Al Salam Masjid in Al Barsha, Dubai, UAE. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • The sun sets over a mosque on the last evening before Ramadan in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    The sun sets over a mosque on the last evening before Ramadan in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A gentleman puts up Ramadan lights in Sustainable City, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    A gentleman puts up Ramadan lights in Sustainable City, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Ramadan decorations at Mall of the Emirates in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
    Ramadan decorations at Mall of the Emirates in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower, is silhouetted in the background of a mosque's minaret in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, ahead of Ramadan. AFP
    Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower, is silhouetted in the background of a mosque's minaret in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, ahead of Ramadan. AFP
  • Ramadan decorations at Mall of the Emirates in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
    Ramadan decorations at Mall of the Emirates in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
  • People shopping for Ramadan at Mall of the Emirates in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
    People shopping for Ramadan at Mall of the Emirates in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Emirati youths walk past a large lit decoration in the shape of a crescent moon bearing calligraphic text in Arabic reading "Ramadan Mubarak", at the City Walk district of Dubai at the start of the first night of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. AFP
    Emirati youths walk past a large lit decoration in the shape of a crescent moon bearing calligraphic text in Arabic reading "Ramadan Mubarak", at the City Walk district of Dubai at the start of the first night of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. AFP
  • A view of a decoration showing a crescent moon inlaid inside a five-pointed star bearing calligraphic text in Arabic reading "Ramadan Mubarak", placed along a fence in the City Walk district of Dubai, with the Burj Khalikfa skyscraper in the background. AFP
    A view of a decoration showing a crescent moon inlaid inside a five-pointed star bearing calligraphic text in Arabic reading "Ramadan Mubarak", placed along a fence in the City Walk district of Dubai, with the Burj Khalikfa skyscraper in the background. AFP
  • A vendor sets up a display at a spice shop at a market in Dubai in the UAE for Ramadan. AFP
    A vendor sets up a display at a spice shop at a market in Dubai in the UAE for Ramadan. AFP
  • A vendor sets up a display at a spice shop at a market in Dubai in the UAE for Ramadan. AFP
    A vendor sets up a display at a spice shop at a market in Dubai in the UAE for Ramadan. AFP
  • People shop at a supermarket in Dubai in the UAE shop to prepare for Ramadan. AFP
    People shop at a supermarket in Dubai in the UAE shop to prepare for Ramadan. AFP
  • A view of decorations shaped as animals put in place in the Seef district of Dubai for Ramadan. AFP
    A view of decorations shaped as animals put in place in the Seef district of Dubai for Ramadan. AFP
  • Ramadan decorations outside a house in Dubai. April 13, 2021. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Ramadan decorations outside a house in Dubai. April 13, 2021. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A cannon is fired at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, to mark the beginning of iftar in 2021. Victor Besa / The National
    A cannon is fired at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, to mark the beginning of iftar in 2021. Victor Besa / The National
  • A cannon is loaded in preparation of firing to notify the end of the fast near the Burj Khalifa in Dubai on the first day of Ramadan, April 13, 2021. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    A cannon is loaded in preparation of firing to notify the end of the fast near the Burj Khalifa in Dubai on the first day of Ramadan, April 13, 2021. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A man prepares a cannon to fire near the Burj Khalifa in Dubai on the first day of Ramadan to break the fast. Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    A man prepares a cannon to fire near the Burj Khalifa in Dubai on the first day of Ramadan to break the fast. Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A cannon fires near the Burj Khalifa in Dubai on the first day of Ramadan to break the fast. Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    A cannon fires near the Burj Khalifa in Dubai on the first day of Ramadan to break the fast. Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Evening prayer at the end of the first day of fasting of the holy month of Ramadan in the UAE at the Al Farooq Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Evening prayer at the end of the first day of fasting of the holy month of Ramadan in the UAE at the Al Farooq Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque. Antonie Robertson / The National

UAE

Ramadan 2021: UAE mosques host morning prayers as streets decorated for holy month - in pictures

The start of the Islamic holy month was celebrated across the Emirates on Tuesday

The National

April 14, 2021

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