• A Muslim man prays on the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters
    A Muslim man prays on the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters
  • Muslims offer the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan at the Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque) in the old quarters of Delhi, India. Adnan Abidi / Reuters
    Muslims offer the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan at the Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque) in the old quarters of Delhi, India. Adnan Abidi / Reuters
  • A Nepalese Muslim man reads the Quran during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in Kathmandu, Nepal. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
    A Nepalese Muslim man reads the Quran during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in Kathmandu, Nepal. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
  • Pakistani residents offer Friday prayers at a mosque during the first Friday of Ramadan in Peshawar. Abdul Majeed / AFP
    Pakistani residents offer Friday prayers at a mosque during the first Friday of Ramadan in Peshawar. Abdul Majeed / AFP
  • Pakistani Muslims attend the first Friday prayer of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
    Pakistani Muslims attend the first Friday prayer of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
  • Indonesian Muslims read the Quran after praying to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA
    Indonesian Muslims read the Quran after praying to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA
  • Indian Muslims perform ablution before prayers on the first Friday of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Jama Masjid in New Delhi, India. Altaf Qadri / AP Photo
    Indian Muslims perform ablution before prayers on the first Friday of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Jama Masjid in New Delhi, India. Altaf Qadri / AP Photo
  • A boy wipes his face as he arrives to attend the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan. Faisal Mahmood / Reuters
    A boy wipes his face as he arrives to attend the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan. Faisal Mahmood / Reuters
  • Indian Muslims offer prayers on the first Friday of Ramadan at a mosque in Allahabad, India. Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP Photo
    Indian Muslims offer prayers on the first Friday of Ramadan at a mosque in Allahabad, India. Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP Photo
  • A Pakistani Muslim attends the first Friday prayer of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
    A Pakistani Muslim attends the first Friday prayer of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
  • A Palestinian Muslim worshipper attends the first Friday prayers of Ramadan in front of the Dome of the Rock at Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa mosque compound. AFP
    A Palestinian Muslim worshipper attends the first Friday prayers of Ramadan in front of the Dome of the Rock at Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa mosque compound. AFP
  • Nepalese Muslims wash themselves upon their arrival for the prayers during Ramadan in Kathmandu, Nepal. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
    Nepalese Muslims wash themselves upon their arrival for the prayers during Ramadan in Kathmandu, Nepal. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
  • Muslim men perform Friday prayer amid clothing displayed at fashion stalls in Tanah Abang market in Jakarta, Indonesia. Achmad Ibrahim / AP Photo
    Muslim men perform Friday prayer amid clothing displayed at fashion stalls in Tanah Abang market in Jakarta, Indonesia. Achmad Ibrahim / AP Photo
  • Men hold their palms together after Friday prayers along a road during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Karachi, Pakistan. Akhtar Soomro / Reuters
    Men hold their palms together after Friday prayers along a road during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Karachi, Pakistan. Akhtar Soomro / Reuters

First Friday of Ramadan around the world – in pictures


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Muslims around the world attended prayers during the first Friday of Ramadan.