Starting Ramadan Through Photos

During this month, believers fast from dawn to sunset, in sign of sacrifice and devotion to the Lord. Fasting is one of five pillars of Islam. /Rel

A little girl in Egypt, along with her mother, participates in the stall on the Grand Night at Cairo's Al Azhar Mosque before the start of the month of Ramadan. April 1, 2

A salesman in Dana, Syria, sells maturity as residents prepare for the start of the month of Ramadan. April 1, 2022.

A man in Taif, Saudi Arabia, sees the new moon, marking the start of the month of Ramadan. Saudi Arabia is the state of the most holy Muslim sites, Mecca and Medina.

Muslim believers pray theatre prayers at Aya Sofia Mosque in Istanbul on April 1, 2022.

Muslim women in Egypt pray in prayer of the theatre, one night before the Ramadan month begins. Cairo, April 1, 2022.

Several women in Putraja, Malaysia, watch the new moon via telescope, marking the start of the Ramadan month. April 1, 2022.

A young Syrian boy reads the Koran during the Tevai prayer in the village of Jandaris, in the province of Alepos. April 1, 2022.

Palestinian children play firefly in the town of Rafan, in the Gaza Strip, as they celebrate the launch of the holy month of Ramadan. April 1, 2022.

Muslim believers pray at the Maaret Misrin mosque in Idlib, Syria before the start of the first night of Ramadan. April 1, 2022.

The Aya Sofia Mosque, or St. Sofia, photographed on April 1, 2022, on the eve of the start of the first day of Ramadan.

Residents buy dates in a Karachi market. April 1, 2022.

A person in Malaysia looks at the new moon, marking the start of Ramadan. Believers do not eat and drink from sunrise until sunset as a sign of sacrifice and devotion to God.