“Praise be to Allah, who has allowed us to enjoy Ramadan again. Tonight, we are saying hello to the climate of mercy with the first tarawih, the first sahur, and the first intention to fast. I congratulate Islamic World on the advent of the blessed month of Ramadan and pray to Allah to make us benefit from it properly,” Yapıcıoğlu wrote on Twitter.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (sawm), prayer, reflection, and community.
The month begins this year on the evening of Wednesday 22 March, which means Muslims will begin their first day of fasting at dawn on Thursday. (ILKHA)