Stunning images capture the experience of Ramadan around the world

Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar during which devotees fast from dawn till dusk. 

Pictures from PA

Egyptian children play as their family awaits the afternoon prayer on inside the Al-Azhar mosque, in Cairo, Egypt (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar).

An Egyptian dawn awakener or 'Mesaharati' drinks a cup of tea with a woman before sunrise during the holy month of Ramadan, in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Mohammed Abu Zaid)

Iranian worshipers recite verses of the Quran at the shrine of Saint Mohammad Helal Ibn Ali in the city of Aran and Bidgol, some 140 miles (225 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi).

A Muslim reads the Quran, Islam's holy book, as he waits for the afternoon prayer at al-Azhar mosque during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar).

Palestinians and sweet vendor walk near to a large traditional Ramadan lantern decorated a shop at the main road as a celebration for the announcing of the holy month of Ramadan, in Jebaliya refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Afghan villagers hold out their plates for food donated by other villagers as they prepare to break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul).

Internally displaced children sell vegetables for Ramadan at a market in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash).