Ramadan Has Begun

The month includes many significant commemorations, including Islam's holiest night, Laylat al-Qadr, which marks the revelation of the first verses of the Koran.
Shah Marai / AFP / Getty

Kabul, Afghanistan
A man reads from the Koran. Ramadan includes many significant commemorations, including Islam's holiest night, Laylat al-Qadr, which marks the revelation of the first verses of the Holy Book.

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