• A Muslim boy reads the Quran inside a mosque on the first day of Ramadan on the outskirts of Agartala, India. Reuters
    A Muslim boy reads the Quran inside a mosque on the first day of Ramadan on the outskirts of Agartala, India. Reuters
  • Indonesian Muslim man reads the Quran as he waits for iftar during Ramadan at Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
    Indonesian Muslim man reads the Quran as he waits for iftar during Ramadan at Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
  • Kashmiri Muslims recite the Quran on the first day of fasting month of Ramadan inside Jamia Masjid (Kashmir's Grand Mosque) in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmi. EPA
    Kashmiri Muslims recite the Quran on the first day of fasting month of Ramadan inside Jamia Masjid (Kashmir's Grand Mosque) in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmi. EPA
  • Kashmiri Muslims offer prayers and recite the Quran on the first day of fasting month of Ramadan inside Jamia Masjid (Kashmir's Grand Mosque) in Srinagar,the summer capital of Indian Kashmi. EPA
    Kashmiri Muslims offer prayers and recite the Quran on the first day of fasting month of Ramadan inside Jamia Masjid (Kashmir's Grand Mosque) in Srinagar,the summer capital of Indian Kashmi. EPA
  • A Kashmiri Muslim boy recites the Quran from the mobile phone on the first day of fasting month of Ramadan inside Jamia Masjid (Kashmir's Grand Mosque) in Srinagar,the summer capital of Indian Kashmi. EPA
    A Kashmiri Muslim boy recites the Quran from the mobile phone on the first day of fasting month of Ramadan inside Jamia Masjid (Kashmir's Grand Mosque) in Srinagar,the summer capital of Indian Kashmi. EPA
  • An Afghan man prays at a mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
    An Afghan man prays at a mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
  • Afghan men read the Quran at a mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
    Afghan men read the Quran at a mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
  • A man uses prayer beads at a mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
    A man uses prayer beads at a mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
  • A boy prays during Ramadan in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA
    A boy prays during Ramadan in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA
  • A boy prays during the holy holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA
    A boy prays during the holy holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA
  • Indonesian Muslims read the Quran at the Sultan Mahmmud Baddarudin Mosque in Palembang, South Sumatra province. / AFP
    Indonesian Muslims read the Quran at the Sultan Mahmmud Baddarudin Mosque in Palembang, South Sumatra province. / AFP
  • Indonesians read the Quran at the Al Makmur mosque in Banda Aceh. AFP
    Indonesians read the Quran at the Al Makmur mosque in Banda Aceh. AFP
  • A man reads the Quran as he sits outside the Masjid At-Tawheed mosque in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. AFP
    A man reads the Quran as he sits outside the Masjid At-Tawheed mosque in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. AFP
  • A Yemeni man reads the Quran at a mosque in Sanaa. EPA
    A Yemeni man reads the Quran at a mosque in Sanaa. EPA
  • A Yemeni man reads the Quran at a mosque in Sanaa. EPA
    A Yemeni man reads the Quran at a mosque in Sanaa. EPA
  • Yemenis read the Quran at a mosque in Sanaa. EPA
    Yemenis read the Quran at a mosque in Sanaa. EPA
  • A muslim woman reads the Quran after morning prayer at Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
    A muslim woman reads the Quran after morning prayer at Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
  • A Yemeni man reads the Quran at a mosque in Sanaa. EPA
    A Yemeni man reads the Quran at a mosque in Sanaa. EPA
  • A man reads the Quran Sultan Mahmmud Baddarudin Mosque in Palembang, South Sumatra province. AFP
    A man reads the Quran Sultan Mahmmud Baddarudin Mosque in Palembang, South Sumatra province. AFP
  • A man offer prayers before iftar in Port-au-Prince. AFP
    A man offer prayers before iftar in Port-au-Prince. AFP
  • An Indonesian reads the Quran at the Al Makmur mosque in Banda Aceh. AFP
    An Indonesian reads the Quran at the Al Makmur mosque in Banda Aceh. AFP

Ramadan around the world: A time for prayer and reciting the Quran - in pictures

We look at Muslims all over the globe observing the holy month

The National

May 07, 2019

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