• Iraqi children learn to read from the Quran at the shrine of the Sunni Sheikh Abdul Qadir Al Jilani in Baghdad. AFP
    Iraqi children learn to read from the Quran at the shrine of the Sunni Sheikh Abdul Qadir Al Jilani in Baghdad. AFP
  • Iraq shi'ite muslims women place copies of the Koran on their heads during the holy month of Ramadan at the Imam Ali Shrine, in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq. REUTERS
    Iraq shi'ite muslims women place copies of the Koran on their heads during the holy month of Ramadan at the Imam Ali Shrine, in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq. REUTERS
  • A Palestinian man prays outside of the Dome of the Rock at the Al Aqsa mosque compound during the Muslims' Holy month of Ramadan in Jerusalem. EPA
    A Palestinian man prays outside of the Dome of the Rock at the Al Aqsa mosque compound during the Muslims' Holy month of Ramadan in Jerusalem. EPA
  • An Iraqi shiite muslim man places a copy of the Quran on his head during the holy month of Ramadan at the Imam Ali Shrine, in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq. Reuters
    An Iraqi shiite muslim man places a copy of the Quran on his head during the holy month of Ramadan at the Imam Ali Shrine, in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq. Reuters
  • Protesters pray during a demonstration next to the US Embassy, in Amman, Jordan. EPA
    Protesters pray during a demonstration next to the US Embassy, in Amman, Jordan. EPA
  • Yemenis read the Quran at a mosque in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
    Yemenis read the Quran at a mosque in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
  • Yemenis shop for sweets and dried fruits in the capital Sanaa. AFP
    Yemenis shop for sweets and dried fruits in the capital Sanaa. AFP
  • An Iraqi man distributes food for the poor at the Sunni Sheikh Abdul Qadir Al Jilani in Baghdad. AFP
    An Iraqi man distributes food for the poor at the Sunni Sheikh Abdul Qadir Al Jilani in Baghdad. AFP
  • Muslims waiting to break their fast during Ramadan, in Bhopal, India. EPA
    Muslims waiting to break their fast during Ramadan, in Bhopal, India. EPA
  • Bangladeshi customers visit a market ahead of Eid Al Fitr celebrations in Dhaka. AFP
    Bangladeshi customers visit a market ahead of Eid Al Fitr celebrations in Dhaka. AFP
  • Palestinian women prepare traditional cookies ahead of the Eid Al Fitr festivities, celebrating the end of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP
    Palestinian women prepare traditional cookies ahead of the Eid Al Fitr festivities, celebrating the end of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • Shiite Muslim worshipperes gather for the ritual prayer of Lailat al-Qadr at the Imam Ali shrine in the central Iraqi holy city of Najaf. AFP
    Shiite Muslim worshipperes gather for the ritual prayer of Lailat al-Qadr at the Imam Ali shrine in the central Iraqi holy city of Najaf. AFP
  • A Pakistani cobbler makes traditional Peshawari Chappal shoes ahead of Eid Al Fitr. EPA
    A Pakistani cobbler makes traditional Peshawari Chappal shoes ahead of Eid Al Fitr. EPA
  • Members of an Indonesian police mobile brigade attend to afternoon prayers at a makeshift prayer area along a street in Jakarta. AFP
    Members of an Indonesian police mobile brigade attend to afternoon prayers at a makeshift prayer area along a street in Jakarta. AFP

Ramadan spirit: the best photos of the holy month from around the world

A look at the holy month for May 28, 2019

The National

May 29, 2019

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