(ANSA) - ROMA, 29 MAR - epa11249229 A Pakistani Muslim man
reads from a copy of the Muslim holy book, the Quran, during the
fasting month of Ramadan's third Friday congregational prayers
at a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, 29 March 2024. The Muslims'
holy month of Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic
calendar, and it is believed that the revelation of the first
verse in the Koran was during its last 10 nights. It is
celebrated yearly by praying during the night and abstaining
from eating, drinking, and sexual acts during the period between
sunrise and sunset. It is also a time for socializing, mainly in
the evening after breaking the fast, and a shift of all
activities to late in the day in most countries. EPA/BILAWAL
ARBAB (ANSA).