First day of Ramadan – pictures

A man reads the Qur'an during the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia Photograph: Tatan Syuflana/AP

Worshippers listen to a sermon while waiting to break their fast at Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia Photograph: Enny Nuraheni/Reuters

Women pray inside a mosque in Parañaque, Philippines Photograph: Jay Directo/AFP/Getty Images

A man walks past shops selling festive lights in Cairo, Egypt Photograph: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

A mans read the Qur'an on the first day of Ramadan at the Grand Mosque in Sana'a, Yemen Photograph: Hani Mohammed/AP

Boiled dates are dried in the sun in a palm orchard in Rajankot, Pakistan. Dried dates are traditionally used to break the fast Photograph: Yousuf Nagori/AFP/Getty Images

Indonesian Muslims take a nap at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta Photograph: Tatan Syuflana/AP

A man reads the Qur'an at the al-Omari mosque in Gaza City Photograph: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images

Egyptians attend the evening prayer called Tarawih to mark the beginning of Ramadan, at al-Azhar mosque in Cairo, Egypt Photograph: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

Western tourists walk through a deserted shopping mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on the first day of Ramadan Photograph: Kamran Jebreili/AP