Ramadan Has Begun

A man performs ablution before Friday prayers on the second day of the month. The word Ramadan is derived from an Arabic word meaning intense heat, scorched ground and shortness of rations.
Mian Khursheed / Reuters

Rawalpindi, Pakistan
A man performs ablution before Friday prayers on the second day of the month. The word Ramadan is derived from an Arabic word meaning intense heat, scorched ground and shortness of rations.

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