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Muslim women having Ramadan iftar in Italy

Muslim women having Ramadan iftar in Italy, 2008.

Ramadan has already started, but even before Ramadan began, Muslims all over the world were getting ready in many ways. Here are some photos of Muslims preparing for Ramadan in 2011 (and there’s one photo from 2008 as well – I came across it and found it interesting):

Muslim women having Ramadan iftar in Italy Ramadan food in Istanbul, Turkey Jordanian street vendor sells Ramadan decorations Egyptian woman sells corncobs Egyptian clothing seller Ramadan lamps at Tahrir Square Egyptian man with horse cart Egyptian man shops for Ramadan lantern Traditional Egyptian Ramadan lanterns Egyptian man buying Ramadan lanterns Egyptian men in a lantern shop A worker at Amman Municipality Slaughterhouse Slaughtering chickens at Amman Slaughterhouse Worker at Amman Municipality Slaughterhouse ]]> http://www.zawaj.com/ramadan-2011-photos-muslims-getting-ready/feed/ 0 27 Beautiful Photos of Ramadan Around the World http://www.zawaj.com/27-beautiful-photos-of-ramadan/ http://www.zawaj.com/27-beautiful-photos-of-ramadan/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:44:12 +0000 wael http://www.zawaj.com/?p=1742
Palestinian girls prays at Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem during Ramadan

Palestinian girl prays Jum'ah at Al-Aqsa Masjid in Ramadan

These 27 wonderful photos show Muslims all over the world worshiping in Ramadan, reading Quran, cooking, breaking their fasts, and striving to get closer to Allah.

The pictures really capture the diversity of our Ummah; our wealth of spirit even amid material poverty; the beauty of our rituals; and the vitality of our communities. Alhamdulillah.

These photos are courtesy of the Sacramento Bee and are from Ramadan 2008.

See also:

Ramadan around the world: 35 beautiful photos

18 lovely Ramadan photos

Badshahi mosque in Pakistan Indonesian Muslim women praying taraweeh Pakistani Muslim recites Quran Sufi dancer performs in Lebanon Palestinian youth with homemade fireworks Palestinians decorate an alley for Ramadan Lebanese woman shopping for Ramadan Bosnian Muslim women praying in Ramadan Indonesian Muslims praying tarawih in Ramadan Palestinian man resting in a West Bank masjid during Ramadan Pakistani people waiting for donated food in Ramadan Pakistani man rides his bike through relief camp in Pakistan Pakistani man prepares food for Ramadan iftar at a masjid in Rawalpindi Pakistani Muslims prepare to break fast at a mosque in Lahore Palestinian qatayef being prepared in Ramadan Muslims breaking Ramadan fast at Imam Turki mosque in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Traditional Pakistani Muslim caps for sale in Ramadan Pakistani children at a madrassa in Ramadan Pakistani Muslims praying tarawih prayers in Ramadan Kashmiri Muslim woman at Naqshaband shrine in India Mecca mosque in Hyderabad India, on the first day of Ramadan Kashmiri Muslim women praying in Ramadan Palestinian girls prays at Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem during Ramadan Palestinian women praying inside the Dome of the Rock masjid during Ramadan Palestinian Muslims pray at Al-Aqsa mosque during Ramadan Palestinians at a checkpoint during Ramadan Kashmiri Muslims praying inside Jamia Masjid during Ramadan ]]> http://www.zawaj.com/27-beautiful-photos-of-ramadan/feed/ 2 18 More Lovely Ramadan Photos http://www.zawaj.com/18-more-lovely-ramadan-photos/ http://www.zawaj.com/18-more-lovely-ramadan-photos/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:16:36 +0000 wael http://www.zawaj.com/?p=1705
Tehran, Iran: A woman leaves her shoes outside the Imam Khomeini Mosque in Ramadan.

Tehran, Iran: A woman leaves her shoes outside the Imam Khomeini Mosque in Ramadan.

These lovely Ramadan photos came from Time Magazine. They are actually from last year. Some of my favorites: the men resting in the masjid in Indonesia; people breaking their fast at the market in Bangladesh; the women praying in St. Louis, USA; the boys studying Quran in India; the woman leaving her shoes outside the masjid in Tehran; and the vendor selling Muslim caps in Karachi.

Photos like this really bring home the universality of our Ummah, and of Islam itself. We are privileged to have been honored by Allah with this deen. Let’s be grateful for every breath, every moment, and every chance to worship Allah and do good in the world.

Amman, Jordan: A shopkeeper hangs decorative lights in his store in celebration of Ramadan. Jakarta, Indonesia: Men rest after prayer on the second day of the month of Ramadan. Istanbul, Turkey: Women pray next to the Hirka-i Serif or Holy Cloak at the Hirkai Serif Mosque. The cloak is exhibited every year after the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Foreign workers gather for iftar, the meal which marks the end of the daily fast during the holy month of Ramadan. Dhaka, Bangladesh: The fast is broken at a market on the first day of Ramadan. Cairo, Egypt: A Dervish dancer whirls at a special Ramadan performance in the Egyptian capital. Entertainment during Ramadan can last late into the night, but stops before fasting commences. St. Louis, Missouri, USA: Women pray at the Islamic Community Center in south St. Louis during Ramadan. Khartoum, Sudan: Men praying at the main mosque. Every day during the course of Ramadan 1/30th of the Quran is recited, so that by the end of the month the entire book has been completed. Lahore, Pakistan: Women and children collect charity food. Ramadan stresses the importance of helping the poor and less fortunate. Kabul, Afghanistan: A man reads from the Quran. Ramadan includes many significant commemorations, including Islam's holiest night, Laylat al-Qadr, which marks the revelation of the first verses of the Holy Book. Mathura, India: Young boys read the Quran at a madrasa, or religious school, during Ramadan. Jakarta, Indonesia: Friday prayers in Ramadan at the Istiqlal Mosque, the main mosque of the city. Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim country. Jerusalem, Israel: Palestinian women attend the first Friday prayers of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Dushanbe, Tajikistan: During Ramadan, observant Muslims get up before dawn to eat, then pray and then do not eat again until after the fourth prayer of the day, which occurs after sunset. Rawalpindi, Pakistan: A man performs ablution before Friday prayers on the second day of Ramadan. The word Ramadan is derived from an Arabic word meaning intense heat, scorched ground and shortness of rations. Tehran, Iran: A woman leaves her shoes outside the Imam Khomeini Mosque in Ramadan. Sanaa, Yemen: Cosmetic Kohl is applied to the eyelids of a young man during Ramadan. Oral traditions relating to the words and deeds of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) mention the use of Kohl frequently. Karachi, Pakistan: A vendor sells caps in preparation for the first day of Ramadan, which this year fell on September 13th.

See also:

Ramadan Around the World: 35 Beautiful Ramadan Photos

And our Ramadan archives:

Ramadan and Eid Articles and Photos

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Palestinian girl cries at a checkpoint

A Palestinian girl cries as she waits to cross the West Bank Israeli checkpoint of Qalandia into Jerusalem to attend the second Ramadan Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa mosque in the old city

Ramadan, of course, is the Muslim holy month during which Muslims all over the world fast from dawn to sunset every day. Ramadan teaches dedication to Allah, sacrifice, patience, humility, and self-control. Customs differ from place to place, with different types of foods eaten for iftar (the evening meal), different costumes, different festivities… but Muslims everywhere are united in faith at this time.

These amazing Ramadan photos were published on Boston.com in 2008. I found some of them to be fun to look at, while others inspired me or touched me with sadness. What an amazing Ummah this is, what an amazing religion. May Allah grant us purification, forgiveness and guidance during Ramadan. Let us pray to Allah to especially help our brothers and sisters suffering from the floods in Pakistan, and from occupation in Palestine, Chechnya, and East Turkestan (China), and from war in Iraq and Afghanistan; and to relieve the suffering of our Ummah all over the world.

Symbolizing the faith of Islam, the crescent moon is seen at sunset on top of the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008. (AP Photo/Wally Santana) An officer of Brunei's Islamic authority looks through a telescope as he performs "rukyah", the sighting of the new moon for Ramadan, over the skies of Bukit Agok outside Bandar Seri Begawan August 31, 2008. Muslims scan the sky at dusk at the end of their lunar calendar's eighth month in search of the new moon to proclaim the beginning of Ramadan. (REUTERS/Ahim Rani) # A Palestinian man reads from the Quran, during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in a mosque in the West Bank city of Jenin, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas) # Indonesian men attend Friday prayer at Istiqlal mosque, the biggest in Southeast Asia, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Irwin Fedriansyah) # Jordanian Muslim girls queue in line outside a humanitarian center for waiting for meals to be donated at the time for the breaking of their fast, or Iftar, on the 13th day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Amman, Jordan, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Nader Daoud) # A Palestinian woman is seen on her way to pray for the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008.(AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) # Palestinian women lead young girls through the Kalandia checkpoint, on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Ramallah, to cross to Jerusalem to attend Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosques compound on September 19, 2008. Thousands of Muslim faithful have been crossing every week from the West bank to attend Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa, Islam's third holiest shrine, since the start of the holy month of Ramadan three weeks ago. (DAVID FURST/AFP/Getty Images) # Israeli border police hold back Palestinians on their way to pray for the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City, at Kalandia checkpoint, between the West Bank town of Ramallah and Jerusalem, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) # Palestinian women walk past men (on the other side of the fence) waiting to cross a checkpoint to get into Israel in order to pray for the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill) # This picture taken September 5, 2008 shows a stall worker preparing roasted chicken wings to be sold at a Ramadan bazaar in downtown Kuala Lumpur for the breaking of their fast. In Muslim households across Asia, the inflation crisis is casting a shadow over the holy month of Ramadan, and making the nightly ritual of breaking the fast a more meagre affair. From Afghanistan to Malaysia, the high prices of food are forcing the poor to go without, and curtailing the lavish evening buffets which the well-off have flocked to in better economic times. (KAMARUL AKHIR/AFP/Getty Images) # Kashmiri Muslims pray inside the Jamia Masjid, or Grand Mosque, on the first Friday of Ramadan in Srinagar, India, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin) # A Pakistani man prepares sweet drinks for people to break their fast at a mosque during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Lahore on September 3, 2008. (Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images) # A Palestinian boy holds a homemade sparkler firework after breaking his fast at the end of the second day of Ramadan in the West Bank city of Ramallah,Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) # A seller of traditional Syrian sweets calls out for customers in the Meidan quarter of Damascus September 2, 2008. Sales of the sweets go up during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri) # A Muslim woman reads a copy of the Quran at the Istiqlal mosque during the second day of ramadan in Jakarta, Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, on September 2, 2008. (ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images) # In a pre-Ramadan tradition, Bosnian Muslim girls wash their face with water from cave as local tradition claims that the water and prayers inside the cave will bring personal beauty and success for the year, near the Bosnian town of Kladanj, 50 kms north of Sarajevo, Bosnia, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008. More than 30.000 people gathered to pray inside and outside the cave this year. (AP Photo/Amel Emric) # A Bangladeshi vendor sells traditional sweet meats for breaking the Ramadan fast, at the Chalk bazaar in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman) # An Egyptian family looks to buy a "Fanus Ramadan", a traditional lantern popular during Ramadan, at a shop in el-Sayeda Zaynab district of downtown Cairo, late August 28, 2008. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images) # A Palestinian Muslim girl prays in the men's mosque before the evening prayer called "tarawih", during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) # A Pakistani man offers Friday prayers atop a mosque roof during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan in Peshawar, Pakistan on Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad) # A man has his eyes smeared with traditional Kohl eyeliner before Friday prayers during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad September 5, 2008. (REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder) # The Al-Zaim family of Duxbury, Massachusetts sits, gathered together for their dinner after 7pm on September 14th, 2008, to break their Ramadan Fast. (Justine Hunt/Globe Staff Photo) # Workers sew prayer caps in a factory in old Dhaka, Bangladesh on September 18, 2008. Prayer caps have huge demand during the holy month of Ramadan. (REUTERS/Andrew Biraj) # Kashmiri Muslims offer prayers inside the Jamia Masjid, or Grand Mosque, on the first Friday of Ramadan in Srinagar, India, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin) # A child prepares food for Iftar (evening meal) before the breaking of fast on the first day of Ramadan at Memon Mosque in Karachi, Pakistan on September 2, 2008. (REUTERS/Athar Hussain) # Lebanese "Musaharati" Mohammed Fanas wakes up observant Muslims for their overnight "suhur" meal before the day's fast in Sidon's Old City in south Lebanon just before dawn on September 3, 2008. (MAHMOUD ZAYAT/AFP/Getty Images) # Palestinian students read the Quran in braille Workers dry vermicelli in Hyderabad during Ramadan Kashmiri man prays in a sufi shrine Thai Muslim girls pray during Ramadan Afghan men pray on a hill Traditional Iranian sweets Muslim women in prayer in Indonesia Pakistani laborer stacks bananas during Ramadan Muslim boy sleeps in a mosque ]]> http://www.zawaj.com/beautiful-ramadan-photos-2008/feed/ 1 Photo Gallery: Muslim Women Around the World in Ramadan http://www.zawaj.com/gallery-muslim-women-around-the-world-in-ramadan/ http://www.zawaj.com/gallery-muslim-women-around-the-world-in-ramadan/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:35:44 +0000 wael http://zw.worldsingles.com/?p=456
Palestinian girl cries at a checkpoint

Palestinian girl cries at a checkpoint

These lovely photos of Muslim women and Muslim girls were all taken in Ramadan 1430, i.e. Ramadan 2009. They come from various Muslim nations around the world. Some are happy, some are spiritual, and one in particular is heartbreaking. Enjoy them and feel free to comment.

Afghani girl chews her knuckles Ramadan parade in Indonesia Ramadan lights on the Jerusalem gate Palestinian girl cries at a checkpoint Palestinian girl going with her family to Al-Aqsa Thai Muslim girls watch a Silat demonstration Indonesian Muslim girl prays in Ramadan Indonesian Muslim woman reads Quran in Ramadan Palestinian women, overseen by Israeli guards, crowd around the Qalandia checkpoint in the West Bank as they try to enter Jerusalem to attend Friday prayers at the Al Aqsa mosque. ]]> http://www.zawaj.com/gallery-muslim-women-around-the-world-in-ramadan/feed/ 2