Ramadan Mubarak! Muslims from all over the world gather to celebrate in large groups as they break their fast on the first night of the holy month.
- Muslims from all over the world participated in Iftar on the first night of holy Ramadan
- The fast is traditionally broken after sunset with dates and water before dinner.
Muslims around the world have begun their first day of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, where followers fast from sunrise to sunset every day.
The first day of Ramadan, which is determined by the sighting of the first crescent moon, has fallen on March 23 this year.
This is an auspicious time for the Muslim community to focus on prayers and get involved in community action, as well as helping loved ones in need.
Tonight British Muslims across the country broke their fast in an evening event that lasted until the end of Ramadan called Iftar.
The fast is traditionally broken after sunset with dates and water or milk, followed by dinner at large gatherings or with the family.
This year, London Mayor Sadiq Khan lit up the capital’s famous Coventry Street with special Ramadan lights to mark this year’s Muslim festival for the first time.
Muslims sit together to enjoy a free public Iftar meal on the first day of Ramadan at the Sheikh Abdul qader Gilani Mosque in Baghdad, Iraq.
A young Ukrainian man in a cap eats from a small pot of food during Iftar at the Ar-Rahma Mosque in Kiev, celebrating the first day of Ramadan amid the Russian invasion.
Muslims living in a camp in Syria, of all generations, including a baby cradled on a woman’s lap, sit on a blanket to enjoy a variety of foods, including meats and breads.
A Syrian family living in a camp gathers on a blanket placed a few meters from their tent to break their fast with plates of meat, bread and vegetables.
Muslims in Ukraine gather in a packed hall to break the fast together over soups and bread rolls amid the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion.
A volunteer in Lahore, Pakistan, prepares countless colorful dishes filled with pomegranates, dates, samosas and fruits for devout Muslims to break their fast at the Data Darbar shrine.
Women wearing bright patterned cloth in celebration of the holiest month in the Muslim calendar sit together as volunteers hand out plates of Iftar food in Lahore, Pakistan.
Plates of fruit and drinks are placed on a mosaic of blankets arranged on the marble floor of the illuminated Sheikh Abdul qader Gilani Mosque in Baghdad, Iraq.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (pictured: second right) attends an Iftar event held in the container town of Karacasu in the earthquake-hit Turkiye province of Kahramanmaras.
Volunteers carry a large tray of bowls of rice and samosas in Lahore, Pakistan, as Muslims sit cross-legged on the grass in neat rows to break their fast together.
Muslim devotees of all ages sit in several rows facing each other as they break their fast from sunset in Lahore, Pakistan.
Musliums in Lviv, Ukraine break their fast at the Muhammad Asad Islamic Cultural Center amid the ongoing Russian invasion
A volunteer hands out bread from a bowl to a large gathering of Muslims at a mosque, dressed in traditional kurtas (shirts) in a kaleidoscope of colours, in Karachi, Pakistan.
Muslims in Peshawar, Pakistan sit in prayer with breads and large bowls of rice passed around as they wait for Iftar