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Added on the 20/04/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Medan, Apr 15 (EFE/EPA).- Visually impaired Muslims in Indonesia on Thursday read the Koran in Braille as they joined Muslims around the world in the celebration of the holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in Koran was during its last 10 nights.Muslims around the world celebrate this occasion by praying during the night time and abstaining from eating, drinking, and sexual acts during the period between sunrise and sunset. (Camera: DEDI SINUHAJI).SHOT LIST: BLIND PEOPLE READ THE KORAN IN BRAILLE DURING THE HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN AT THE INDONESIAN ASSOCIATION OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE (PERTUNI) CENTER IN MEDAN, INDONESIA.
Images of Eid Al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of Ramadan, in the city of Tangerang in Indonesia. IMAGES
Banda Aceh, Apr 26 (EFE/EPA).- Muslims began Monday to shop for new clothes ahead of the Eid Al-Fitr, a three-day feast which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.Wearing new outfits for Eid is seen as a sign of new beginning and is believed to bring happiness as well as joy to people, especially children. Muslims around the world celebrate the holy month of Ramadan by praying during the night time and abstaining from eating, drinking, and sexual acts during the period between sunrise and sunset. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in Koran was during its last 10 nights. (Camera: HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK).SHOT LIST: MUSLIMS CLOTHES ARE PUT ON DISPLAY AT SHOPS IN BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA.
Jakarta, Apr 16 (EFE/EPA).- Muslims in Indonesia on Friday maintained social distancing as they attended the first Friday prayers during Ramadan. Muslims around the world celebrate the holy month of Ramadan by praying during the night time and abstaining from eating, drinking, and sexual acts during the period between sunrise and sunset. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in Koran was during its last 10 nights. (Camera: MAST IRHAM).SHOT LIST: INDONESIAN MUSLIMS ATTEND FIRST FRIDAY PRAYERS DURING RAMADAN AT THE STIQLAL GRAND MOSQUE IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA.
Jakarta, Apr 15 (EFE/EPA).- Indonesian Muslims in Jakarta on Thursday flocked to food streets for their Iftar meal, after they break their day long fast.Millions of Muslims around the world follow a particular daily routine during Ramadan, starting the day with a meal known as Suhoor which is taken before dawn prayer, Fajr - the first of five mandatory daily prayers.After Fajr, observers of Ramadan will abstain from eating, drinking, smoking, sexual activity and negative behaviors until the fourth prayer of the day, Maghrib, which is called at sunset.What follows is Iftar, the traditional breaking of the daily fast, which is usually signaled not only by the end of Maghrib but also the rattling of crockery and a general hubbub in the streets as people come together with friends and family to eat. (Camera: BAGUS INDAHONO).SHOT LIST: FOOD STALLS SELL IFTAR FOOD DURING THE HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA.