The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is winding down, and the holiday looks much different than it has in years past.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, many Islamic holy sites remain empty, including Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia and the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Worshippers are being advised to pray at home.
Moreover, mosques are trying to practice social distancing.
An officer wearing a protective mask gathers Zakat al-Fitr, or charity, during the holy month of Ramadan with a drive-through system as preventive measures against the spread of the coronavirus at Nurul Hidayah Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia on May 21. Anton Raharjo/Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesA worker sprays disinfectant in a mosque ahead of the last Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Peshawar, Pakistan, on May 21. Abdul Majeed/AFP/Getty ImagesA young man covers his head with the Quran at a mosque in Basra, Iraq, on Sunday, May 17. He was showing respect on Laylat al-Qadr, believed to be Islam’s holiest night of the year. Hussein Faleh/AFP/Getty ImagesStudents in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, read the Quran at the Islamic deaf boarding school Darul Ashom on Thursday, May 14. Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images
