Photos: Indian Muslims celebrate the beginning of Ramadan
1 year, 8 months ago

Photos: Indian Muslims celebrate the beginning of Ramadan

Al Jazeera  

New Delhi, India – India is home to the world’s third-largest Muslim population, with approximately 200 million Muslims living in the country as a minority in a predominantly Hindu country. According to new religious projections data from the Pew Research Centre, India will have the distinction of having the largest populations of two of the largest religions in the world – Hinduism and Islam – in the coming decades. This Ramadan, Muslims in the capital New Delhi have come together to celebrate the advent of the holy month according to their social and cultural customs, giving Ramadan a distinct identity. Al Jazeera visited old Muslim neighbourhoods, historical mosques, seminaries, and markets in its historical capital city to bring you this gallery of how Muslims observe Ramadan in India.

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7 months, 1 week ago

Has India’s Muslim population really exploded?

Al Jazeera  

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What is Ramadan and how do Muslims observe the Islamic holy month?
9 months, 1 week ago

What is Ramadan and how do Muslims observe the Islamic holy month?

LA Times  

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Ramadan: Muslims around the world observe holy month with prayer and fasting
9 months, 1 week ago

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Associated Press  

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Ramadan begins, Muslims in Kerala to fast from dawn to sunset from March 12
9 months, 1 week ago

Ramadan begins, Muslims in Kerala to fast from dawn to sunset from March 12

The Hindu  

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Muslims welcome the holy month of Ramadan with a mix of joy and deep concern
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Muslims welcome the holy month of Ramadan with a mix of joy and deep concern

Associated Press  

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Muslims welcome the holy month of Ramadan with a mix of joy and deep concern
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Muslims welcome the holy month of Ramadan with a mix of joy and deep concern

The Independent  

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Ramadan Mubarak: Hear greetings in different languages
9 months, 2 weeks ago

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Al Jazeera  

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What is Ramadan and how do Muslims observe the Islamic holy month?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

What is Ramadan and how do Muslims observe the Islamic holy month?

Associated Press  

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Live Mint  

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Live Mint  

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The Hindu  

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Holy month of Ramadan begins for Muslims around the world | In pics
1 year, 9 months ago

Holy month of Ramadan begins for Muslims around the world | In pics

Hindustan Times  

Holy month of Ramadan begins for Muslims around the world | In pics Every year, Ramadan, also known as Ramzan or Ramazan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is celebrated by Muslims with much pomp and grandeur.. 1 / 8 View Photos in a new improved layout Ramzan is marked as the month of hope, prayers, fasting, reflection and …

Holy month of Ramadan begins for Muslims across the world
1 year, 9 months ago

Holy month of Ramadan begins for Muslims across the world

LA Times  

A worker cleans an area of the historical Sunehri Mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Wednesday ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which started at sundown. The holy month will also be shadowed by the suffering in Turkey and Syria, where massive earthquakes last month killed more than 50,000 people, and in conflict zones across the Muslim world. “We …

Islamic New Year 2022: Date, History, Significance and All You Need to Know About Hijri New Year
2 years, 4 months ago

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News 18  

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Ramadan 2022: Date, history, significance of the ninth month of Islamic calendar
2 years, 8 months ago

Ramadan 2022: Date, history, significance of the ninth month of Islamic calendar

Hindustan Times  

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