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- A child runs by women praying at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, during the evening prayers on the first day of the month of Ramadan, June 6, 2016. RNS photo by Alexandra Radu
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- Two Muslims read religious books while waiting for the fast breaking at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on June 6, 2016. RNS photo by Alexandra Radu
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- Women take their seats in the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, before the beginning of the evening prayers on the first day of Ramadan, June 6, 2016. RNS photo by Alexandra Radu
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- Muslim families break the fast at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on the first day of Ramadan, June 6, 2016. RNS photo by Alexandra Radu
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- Muslim women break the fast at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on the first day of Ramadan, June 6, 2016. RNS photo by Alexandra Radu
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- A Muslim woman reads a religious book before the fast breaking at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on the first day of Ramadan, June 6, 2016. RNS photo by Alexandra Radu
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- Muslims perform a tarawih prayer after breaking the fast at the end of the first day of Ramadan at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on June 6, 2016. RNS photo by Alexandra Radu
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- Muslims leave the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, at the end of the tarawih, or evening prayer, on June 6, 2016. RNS photo by Alexandra Radu
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- Men perform a tarawih prayer after breaking the fast at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on June 6, 2016. RNS photo by Alexandra Radu
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- Muslims pray after breaking the fast at the end of the first day of Ramadan at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on June 6, 2016. RNS photo by Alexandra Radu
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- Muslim men bow during evening prayer at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on the first day of the month of Ramadan on June 6, 2016. RNS photo by Alexandra Radu
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- Muslim women bow during evening prayer at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on the first day of the month of Ramadan on June 6, 2016. RNS photo by Alexandra Radu
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (RNS) The announcement was made by the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal, Syed Danial Syed Ahmad, after members of the Malaysian Islamic Authority gazed into the heavens and spotted the new moon signaling the start of the holy month of Ramadan.
In keeping with tradition, Muslims of Kuala Lumpur break the Ramadan fast with a community meal, known as “iftar,” and evening prayers known as “tarawih.”
Around 800 people participated in the iftar dinner and evening prayers at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur.
