Mosques stood largely empty and fast-breaking feasts were cancelled as Muslims in Pakistan and around the world marked Ramazan under the coronavirus lockdown on Saturday.

Ramazan is typically a period of both worship and socialising, but this year strict lockdowns limit gatherings for iftar meals at dusk when the fast is broken — a centrepiece of the holy month.

But from Washington to Jakarta, Muslims are finding ways of keeping the spirit of Ramazan alive through charity and worship — with social distancing, live-streamed prayers and video calls forming a large part of this new normal.

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Header image: Muslims offer prayers as they maintain social distance after having their Iftar meals inside an almost empty Juma Masjid on the first day of Ramazan in Ahmedabad, India, April 25. — Reuters