(19 Mar 2025)
IRAN RAMADAN IFTAR
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Rey, Iran – 15 March 2025
1. Worshipers outside shrine
2. Various of worshipers at Shah Abdol-Azim shrine in Rey, near Tehran
3. Worshipers receiving packages of iftar, the fast-breaking meal in Ramadan
4. Various of worshipers breaking their fast with iftar meal
5. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Rostam Khani, manager of Shah Abdol-Azim shrine:
"Every day, we have 1,500 packages of iftar meals and dinner. This is meant to help those in need. We hope to promote this culture, and hopefully our tables remain spread so that we can keep providing those in need with iftar meals during the month of Ramadan."
6. People having iftar meal
7. Man opening iftar box
8. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Mahdi Khoshbaf, 37, worshiper:
"This is the month of reconciliation with God. This is the time to move toward spirituality, kindness and love of God. Many people dream of meeting God and they do that during Ramadan, especially at the time of suhoor (pre-dawn meal) and iftar meals."
9. Various of worshipers eating
10. Wide of shrine
STORYLINE:
The Shah Abdol-Azim Shrine in the Iranian city of Rey offers free iftar meals to everyone during Ramadan, welcoming both worshipers and those in need.
As the sun sets and the call to prayer echoes through the air, people gather at the shrine, where free iftar meals are prepared and distributed.
The tradition, deeply rooted in Islamic teachings on charity and community, has been practiced in Iran and across the Muslim world for centuries.
Rostam Khani, the manager of the shrine, says the goal is to spread the culture further.
"Every day, we have 1,500 packages of iftar meals and dinner. This is meant to help those in need," he said.
“We hope to promote this culture, and hopefully our tables remain spread so that we can keep providing those in need with iftar meals during the month of Ramadan,” Khani added.
For many, the ritual is not just about breaking their fast and having food.
Mahdi Khoshbaf, a 37-year-old worshipper, describes the experience as deeply spiritual.
"This is the month of reconciliation with God," he said.
"This is the time to move toward spirituality, kindness and love of God," Khoshbaf added.
AP video shot by Saeed Sarmadi
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