Muslims mark 1st Ramadan Friday prayers around the globe

People praying outside the Hagia Sophia while social distancing in Istanbul, Turkey, April 16, 2021.

Kashmiri Muslims offer prayers on the first Friday of Ramadan at the Jamia mosque, in Srinagar, Kashmir, April 16, 2021.

A top view of Istanbul's Fatih Mosque during the Friday prayer, April 16, 2021.

A member of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) sprays disinfectant in Istiqlal Mosque before Friday prayer, in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 16, 2021.

Palestinian worshippers pray during the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's old city, April 16, 2021.

People leave the historical Badshahi mosque after offering Friday prayer during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Lahore, Pakistan, April 16, 2021.

Worshippers, socially distanced due to COVID-19 concerns, bow in prayer in the mosque of the Islamic Society of Boston during the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, in Boston, U.S., April 16, 2021.

Nepalese Muslims leaving after offering the first Friday ritual prayer of Ramadan at the Kashmiri Jame mosque at Kathmandu, Nepal, April 16, 2021.

Muslim devotees practice social distancing as a preventive measure to combat the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, on the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan at the Putra Mosque in Putrajaya, Malaysia, April 16, 2021.

Muslim men perform Friday prayer on the fourth day of Ramadan spaced apart as they practice social distancing to curb the spread of the coronavirus, at the Kubah Mas mosque in Depok, Indonesia, April 16, 2021.

Muslims perform Friday prayer during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at a mosque in Karachi, Pakistan, April 16, 2021.

Palestinian worshippers pray during the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's old city, April 16, 2021.

Muslims pray during the Friday prayer in the Anwar Mosque, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 16, 2021.

Women perform Friday prayer during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at the historical Badshahi mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, April 16, 2021.