Officials have seen the crescent moon in Saudi Arabia, home to the holiest sites in Islam, marking the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan for many of the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims.
A woman shops for decorations for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at a shop in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, March 9, 2024. A Pakistani man cleans a mosque in preparation for the upcoming Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday, March 9, 2024. Workers clean the carpet in the historical ‘Badshahi’ mosque in preparation for the upcoming Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, March 9, 2024.
In Iran, which views itself as the worldwide leader of Islam’s minority branch Shiites, authorities typically begin Ramadan a day after Sunnis start. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar; the month cycles through the seasons and the months in the Gregorian calendar.
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