• Worshippers around the Kaaba during Ramadan as captured from the Clock Towers complex in Makkah. All photos: AFP
    Worshippers around the Kaaba during Ramadan as captured from the Clock Towers complex in Makkah. All photos: AFP
  • The Grand Mosque in Makkah as seen from the Clock Towers complex
    The Grand Mosque in Makkah as seen from the Clock Towers complex
  • A view of the city of Makkah
    A view of the city of Makkah
  • Muslim worshippers perform sunset prayers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah as they mark the end of the first day of Ramadan.
    Muslim worshippers perform sunset prayers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah as they mark the end of the first day of Ramadan.
  • Muslim worshippers sit at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on the first day of the holy month
    Muslim worshippers sit at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on the first day of the holy month
  • Muslims wait to pray as cleaning staff disinfect the grounds at the Grand Mosque in Makkah
    Muslims wait to pray as cleaning staff disinfect the grounds at the Grand Mosque in Makkah
  • A child is carried on the shoulders of a worshipper at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on the first day of Ramadan
    A child is carried on the shoulders of a worshipper at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on the first day of Ramadan
  • Muslim worshippers gather before the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Makkah
    Muslim worshippers gather before the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Makkah
  • Worshippers read the Quran at the Grand Mosque in Makkah
    Worshippers read the Quran at the Grand Mosque in Makkah
  • Ramadan began on Thursday in Saudi Arabia
    Ramadan began on Thursday in Saudi Arabia
  • A man carries a child at the Grand Mosque in Makkah
    A man carries a child at the Grand Mosque in Makkah
  • Observing Ramadan is one of the five holy pillars of Islam and is mandatory for all Muslims in good health
    Observing Ramadan is one of the five holy pillars of Islam and is mandatory for all Muslims in good health
  • This year, much of the region will be fasting for about 14 hours a day
    This year, much of the region will be fasting for about 14 hours a day
  • A man reads the Quran at the Grand Mosque in Makkah
    A man reads the Quran at the Grand Mosque in Makkah
  • Muslim pilgrims performing Umrah walk between the Marwa and Safa hills in Makkah on the first day of Ramadan
    Muslim pilgrims performing Umrah walk between the Marwa and Safa hills in Makkah on the first day of Ramadan
  • A Muslim worshipper reads the Quran on the first day of the holy month
    A Muslim worshipper reads the Quran on the first day of the holy month

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Ramadan

The start of Ramadan in Saudi Arabia — in pictures

Muslim worshippers gather at the Grand Mosque in Makkah

The National

March 24, 2023

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Updated: March 24, 2023, 8:08 AM
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