The construction of free hotel rooms in Istiqlal Mosque is targeted to be completed by the end of this year's Ramadan.

It comes as no surprise that the largest Eid prayer gathering takes place at Al Haram Mosque, the most revered site in Islam.

(AP Video: Andi Jatmiko) Indonesian Muslims pray an evening prayer called ‘tarawih’ to mark the first eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Feb 28 ...

Officials prepare a telescope to scan the horizon for a crescent moon that will determine the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Feb 28, 2025. (AP ...

Muslim worshippers in Indonesia held their first tarawih prayer of the holy month of Ramadan at Jakarta’s Istiqlal mosque.

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Muslims in Indonesia are shopping for sweets and new clothes and taking part in traditional festivities as millions observe the holy month of Ramadan, which started on Saturday.

(AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) A Muslim man reads Quran during the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad ...

Pope Francis suffered two episodes of "acute respiratory insufficiency" on Monday, the Vatican said, a setback for the 88-year-old pontiff as he battles double pneumonia. Francis, who has been in Rome ...

Shortly after the announcement, mosques flooded with devotees offering evening prayers known as “tarawih” on the first eve of Ramadan. In Jakarta’s Istiqlal Grand Mosque, the largest in ...