• Friday prayers take place at Al Farooq Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Friday prayers take place at Al Farooq Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Worshippers pray on the first Friday of Ramadan in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Worshippers pray on the first Friday of Ramadan in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Men and boys arrive for prayers at Al Farooq Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque . Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Men and boys arrive for prayers at Al Farooq Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque . Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Palestinians make their way to attend the first Friday prayers at Al Aqsa mosque. Reuters
    Palestinians make their way to attend the first Friday prayers at Al Aqsa mosque. Reuters
  • Palestinians make their way through a checkpoint to attend the first Friday prayers at Al Aqsa mosque. Reuters
    Palestinians make their way through a checkpoint to attend the first Friday prayers at Al Aqsa mosque. Reuters
  • Palestinian Muslim worshippers pray in the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem on the first Friday prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. AFP
    Palestinian Muslim worshippers pray in the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem on the first Friday prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. AFP
  • Indonesian Muslim man gesture at Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta. Reuters
    Indonesian Muslim man gesture at Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta. Reuters
  • Muslim men take a rest after attending Friday prayers in Jakarta. Reuters
    Muslim men take a rest after attending Friday prayers in Jakarta. Reuters
  • Muslim men leave after prayers on the first Friday of Ramadan at a mosque in Beijing. AFP
    Muslim men leave after prayers on the first Friday of Ramadan at a mosque in Beijing. AFP
  • A young boy watches as Muslim men pray on the first Friday of Ramadan at a mosque in Beijing. AFP
    A young boy watches as Muslim men pray on the first Friday of Ramadan at a mosque in Beijing. AFP
  • A Muslim man reads the Quran inside the Annur Mosque in Dili, East Timor. EPA
    A Muslim man reads the Quran inside the Annur Mosque in Dili, East Timor. EPA
  • Muslim women read the Quran inside the Annur Mosque in Dili, East Timor. EPA
    Muslim women read the Quran inside the Annur Mosque in Dili, East Timor. EPA
  • People offer prayers at the Faisal mosque on the first Friday of Ramadan in Islamabad, Pakistan. Muslims throughout the world are marking Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, in which devotees refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from sunrise to sunset. AP Photo
    People offer prayers at the Faisal mosque on the first Friday of Ramadan in Islamabad, Pakistan. Muslims throughout the world are marking Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, in which devotees refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from sunrise to sunset. AP Photo
  • Muslim worshipers attend prayers on the first Friday of Ramadan at the Jamia mosque in Nairobi, Kenya. REUTERS
    Muslim worshipers attend prayers on the first Friday of Ramadan at the Jamia mosque in Nairobi, Kenya. REUTERS
  • Indian Muslims offer prayers on the first Friday of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan at a mosque in Prayagraj, India. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar during which devotees fast from dawn till dusk. AP Photo
    Indian Muslims offer prayers on the first Friday of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan at a mosque in Prayagraj, India. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar during which devotees fast from dawn till dusk. AP Photo
  • A Pakistani Muslim uses the prayer beads during the first Friday prayer of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan. Muslims around the world are celebrating the holy month of Ramadan by praying during the night time and abstaining from eating, drinking, and sexual acts daily between sunrise and sunset. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and it is believed that the Koran's first verse was revealed during its last 10 nights. EPA
    A Pakistani Muslim uses the prayer beads during the first Friday prayer of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan. Muslims around the world are celebrating the holy month of Ramadan by praying during the night time and abstaining from eating, drinking, and sexual acts daily between sunrise and sunset. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and it is believed that the Koran's first verse was revealed during its last 10 nights. EPA
  • Muslims offer prayers on the first Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan at Sunehri mosque, in Peshawar, Pakistan. REUTERS
    Muslims offer prayers on the first Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan at Sunehri mosque, in Peshawar, Pakistan. REUTERS

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First Ramadan Friday prayers in Dubai and around the world - in pictures

A look at the prayers during the holy month

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May 10, 2019

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