Muslims around the world continue to observe Ramazan with devotion and unity, as communities gather for prayers, reflection, and acts of kindness.
Mosques resonate with nightly Taraweeh prayers, and charitable initiatives reach their peak as believers support those in need. Here are some glimpses from different countries, including Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Palestine, Africa, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
A volunteer distributes iftar meals on the first day of the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramazan in Rawalpindi on February 19, 2026. —AFP
A volunteer prepares the plates of Iftar food on the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramazan at the Data Darbar shrine in Lahore on February 19, 2026. —AFP
Muslim devotees pray before breaking their fast on the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramazan in Rawalpindi on February 19, 2026. —AFP
People gather to break their fast during the holy month of Ramazan at New Memon Mosque in Karachi, Pakistan, February 19, 2026. —Reuters
A Muslim family prepares before breaking their fast on the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramazan at the Jama Masjid in New Delhi on February 19, 2026. —AFP
Muslim worshippers pray inside the Grand Mosque in Dakar, on February 19, 2026, during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramazan. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, during which devotees fast from dawn until dusk. —AFP
Muslim men attend the first Friday prayers during the holy fasting month of Ramazan at the Istiqlal Mosque, in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 20, 2026. —Reuters
An Israeli border police officer instructs women to queue at an Israeli checkpoint, on the day Palestinians make their way to the Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem’s Old City, to attend the first Friday prayers during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramazan, in Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, February 20, 2026. — Reuters
An Iraqi baker takes out the bread from a stone oven in his bakery during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramazan in Baghdad on February 19, 2026. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramazan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, during which devotees fast from dawn until dusk. —AFP
Muslim worshippers leave the Grand Mosque after breaking their fast in Dakar, on February 19, 2026, during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramazan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, during which devotees fast from dawn until dusk. —AFP
A Palestinian man sells balloons and toys at a market stall with his daughter during the holy fasting month of Ramazan in the Balata camp for Palestinian refugees, on the eastern outskirts of Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on February 19, 2026. —AFP
Workers wait to break their fast during the holy month of Ramazan inside a hall in Kuwait City on February 19, 2026. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramazan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, during which devotees fast from dawn until dusk. —AFP
Muslim devotees wait to break their fast on the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramazan at Jami Masjid, also known as the Great Mosque of Herat in Herat on February 19, 2026. —AFP
Shopkeepers dressed as Arab sheikhs sell cold drinks on the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramazan near the Jama Masjid in New Delhi on February 19, 2026. —AFP
Header image: Muslim men attend the first Friday prayers during the holy fasting month of Ramazan at the Istiqlal Mosque, in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 20, 2026. —Reuters
