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Muslims worldwide observe first day of Ramadan

Muslims worldwide observe first day of Ramadan

A Ramadan cannon is fired to mark the breaking of the fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the compound of the citadel in Cairo on April 13, 2021. (AFP)

Muslim worshippers perform the evening Tarawih prayer during the fasting month of Ramadan around the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque complex in the holy city of Mecca, on April 13, 2021. (AFP)

Muslim worshippers perform the evening Tarawih prayer at a mosque in Syria's city of Idlib, late on April 13, 2021. (AFP)

This long exposure picture taken on April 13, 2021 on the first night of Ramadan in the old town of Iraq's northern city of Mosul shows children dancing around a lantern during a street celebration. (AFP)

People walk along an alley past a Palestinian pastry chef preparing "qatayef", traditional dumplings that are popular during Ramadan, in Gaza City on April 13, 2021. (AFP)

Muslim devotees gather at the illuminated Jama Masjid mosque on the eve of Ramadan, in New Delhi on April 13, 2021. (AFP)

Muslims share Iftar at the Sultanahmet Square with the Blue mosque in background, in Istanbul on April 13, 2021. (AFP)

In this photo taken on April 13, 2021, Muslim women pray during the start of Ramadan at the Central Mosque in Pattani in southern Thailand. (AFP)

Muslims maintain social distancing as they offer a special 'Taraweeh' evening prayer ahead of the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the Data Darbar Mosque in Lahore on April 13, 2021. (AFP)

Muslim worshippers pray on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan on April 13, 2021, at the Annour mosque in Mulhouse, eastern France. (AFP)

Updated 14 April 2021 12:37

April 14, 2021 12:00

DUBAI: Muslims across the globe marked on Tuesday the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan.