Breaking Fast Together: The Significance and Celebration of Iftar in Ramadan

Cabbies being offered Iftar meals in Dubai. In the UAE, iftar is usually dates and water, followed by a variety of appetizers such as samosas, stuffed vine leaves, and grilled meats. The main course might include traditional Emirati dishes such as machboos (a spicy rice dish with meat or fish) or thareed (a bread and meat stew). The meal ends with sweet treats such as "luqaimat" (fried dough balls drizzled with syrup).

People eat while breaking their fast during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Manchester Cathedral, in Manchester, Britain, March 29, 2023.

During iftar time, the courtyard of the Haram, which surrounds the Kaaba, the holiest place in Islam, is filled with Muslims from around the world, who sit together and break their fasts with dates and water, just as the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon him) is believed to have done.

Dubai Police officers fire a cannon to mark the end of fasting day outside Dubai mall during the holy month of Ramadan, in Dubai.

People perform their evening prayers "Taraweeh" in the Education City Mosque in Al Rayyan, Qatar.

Muslims are seen during Iftar (breaking fast) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Palestinians gather to get soup offered for free during Ramadan, in Gaza City.

Devotees perform 'wudu' ritual before offering prayers (Namaz) during the month of Ramadan, in old city of Hyderabad on Friday.

A woman reads from the Quran outside the Dome of the Rock shrine at Al-Aqsa mosque compound, during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Jerusalem on March 29, 2023.

Worshippers attend Friday prayers during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, at Ayasofya-i Kebir Camii or Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey March 31, 2023.

People wait outside a charity event to receive the "Iftar" fast-breaking meal at the end of the fasting day during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the Warraq suburb north of Cairo on March 30.

A Palestinian Mesaharati calls out to wake up Muslims for the predawn meal before they start their day-long fast, during the holy month of Ramadan, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip,