In pictures: Muslims welcome the holy month of Ramazan
Ramazan, which begins through the sighting of the moon, is the month of fasting in which Muslims abstain from eating and drinking from dawn to dusk. Photo: OINN
(Web Desk) – Muslims across the world observed their first fast of the holy month of Ramazan which began on Thursday in various parts of the world and in Pakistan.
Ramazan, which begins through the sighting of the moon, is the month of fasting in which Muslims abstain from eating and drinking from dawn to dusk.
In Pakistan, the first fast was observed on Thursday as people made their way to local hotels to have sehri – the meal at dawn, following which they abstain from eating and drinking till sunset. Sales of food and fruit vendors sky-rocketed as people thronged to buy eateries and fruits for the iftar – the meal which breaks the fast at sunset.
Worker busy in preparation for the first Friday payer of Ramazan at historic Badshahi Masjid in Lahore. Photo: OINN
People buy prayer beads (tasbih) and caps during Ramazan from a stall in Aabpara Market in Islamabad. Photo: OINN
People buy prayer caps on the first day Ramzan in a market in Karachi. Photo: OINN
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A vendor displaying phenia (fried vermicelli), one of the most sought after food items during Ramazan. Photo: OINN
People offer their first taraweeh in Khalikdina Hall at M. A. Jinnah Road in Karachi. Photo: OINN
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Local vendors prepare sehri (pre-dawn meal) at Garhi Shahu in Lahore. Photo: OINN
A shopkeeper displaying dates in Faisalabad to attract customers. Photo: OINN
A man places sliced fruits for iftari at New Memon Mosque in Karachi. Photo: OINN
People performing wuzu before prayers at a mosque in Karachi on the first day Ramazan. Photo: OINN
A man prepares samosas at Laxmi Chowk in Lahore before iftari. Photo: OINN
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Khateeb of Badshahi Mosque Dr. Abdul Khabeer Azad distributes iftari. Photo: OINN
