Indian Muslims Observe Ramadan

NEW DELHI, INDIA - MAY 28: Muslim people gather at the historical Jama Masjid to break their first Roza as the holy month of Ramadan begins, on May 28, 2017 in New Delhi, India. Ramadan (also romanized as Ramazan, Ramadhan, or Ramathan) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (Sawm) to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief. While fasting from dawn until sunset, Muslims refrain from consuming food, drinking liquids, smoking, and engaging in sexual relations. (Photo by Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)