People gather for the first Iftar at mosques and Iftar tents in UAE. Photos: Neeraj Murali, M. Sajjad and Ryan Lim/Khaleej Times
People gather for the first Iftar at mosques and Iftar tents in UAE. Photos: Neeraj Murali, M. Sajjad and Ryan Lim/Khaleej Times
Thousands of faithful devotees participate in the Eid prayer at Eid musallah in UAE.
Pakistani women look at jewellery at a shop, ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid Al Fitr, in Karachi. AFP
Photos by Neeraj Murali/Khaleej Times
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, at a reception held on Sunday at Al Mushrif Palace in Abu Dhabi where Their Highnesses Members of the supreme Council and Rulers of the Emirates exchanged Ramadan greetings. - Wam
Supermarkets in Dubai are getting ready for the start of the holy month of Ramadan. Photos by Leslie Pableo/Khaleej Times
Eid Al Fitr: A large number of faithful Muslims offering Eid prayers in UAE.
Their Highnesses the Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates received on Tuesday evening at their respective palaces well-wishers who came to offer greetings on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. - Wam
Muslims around the world marked the start of the holy month of Ramadan. Some began the period of intense prayer, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts on Monday. Others will begin fasting a day later, Tuesday.