Photos: Ramadan in Cedar Rapids

Photos from the final week of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr prayer in Cedar Rapids

Apr. 22, 2023 2:39 pm, Updated: Apr. 25, 2023 3:28 pm

Rehab Sallam (right) embraces ICCR board member Noha Reda ahead of the Eid al-Fitr prayer on Friday, April 21, 2023, at FC United headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Attendees participate in Eid al-Fitr prayer on Friday, April 21, 2023, at FC United headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Hamza Zahraa, 8, waits by the door to help attendees as they enter before the Eid al-Fitr on Friday, April 21, 2023, at FC United headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Hafez Zahraa displays her henna hand artwork created the night before on Friday, April 21, 2023, at FC United headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Several hundred muslims attended Eid al-Fitr prayer on Friday, April 21, 2023, at FC United headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. “This looks to be the biggest turnout we’ve ever had, even before the pandemic,” explains Noha Reda, a board member with the Islamic Center of Cedar Rapids. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Imam Hassan Selim delivers a message to community member after Eid al-Fitr prayer on Friday, April 21, 2023, at FC United headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Tariq Igram looks out over the parking lot as attendees rush in to Eid al-Fitr prayer on Friday, April 21, 2023, at FC United headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Safa Abdulsaboor, 7, gets a last minute dash of lip gloss before Eid al-Fitr prayer on Friday, April 21, 2023, at FC United headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

The sun begins to set over the Islamic Center of Cedar Rapids’ minaret tower on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at the Islamic Center of Cedar Rapids in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A minaret tower is used to issue a call to prayer to the wider community. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Ali Alzahrani delivers the call to prayer at 7:51 as the sun sets on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at the Islamic Center of Cedar Rapids in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Alzahrani, a resident of Saudi Arabia, is in Cedar Rapids visiting his son, a student at the University of Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Safa Abdulsaboor, 7, takes a drink of water during nightly prayer on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at the Islamic Center of Cedar Rapids in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. During the lunar month of Ramadan, Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset, although children are exempt. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

A handmade Zakat donation box awaits contributions on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at the Islamic Center of Cedar Rapids in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Zakat ul Fitr is one of the five pillars of Islam and is a for of obligatory donation in order to help the needy, and must be completed before the Eid al-Fitr prayer. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Otmane Benjilany, a board member of the Islamic Center of Cedar Rapids, participates in nightly prayer on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at the Islamic Center of Cedar Rapids in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

A community member removes their shoes before prayer on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at the Islamic Center of Cedar Rapids in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Mariam Nawar shares a laugh as volunteers begin to arrive before Eid al-Fitr prayer on Friday, April 21, 2023, at FC United headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Community members prepare for Eid al-Fitr prayer on Friday, April 21, 2023, at FC United headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Sauda Ramadhan, 7, smiles as she is one of the first arrivals for Eid al-Fitr prayer on Friday, April 21, 2023, at FC United headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Ali Alzahrani participates in a mosque sponsored Iftar meal on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at the Islamic Center of Cedar Rapids in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. During Ramadan the meal before the sun rises is called Suhoor and the meal after sunset is Iftar. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Mariam Nawar (top) and Safa Abdulsaboor, 7, pose for a picture together after Eid al-Fitr prayer on Friday, April 21, 2023, at FC United headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. “I think we’ve taken a picture together like this every year I can remember,” jokes Nawar. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Daouda Coulibaly, an exchange student at Kirkwood, participates in Eid al-Fitr prayer on Friday, April 21, 2023, at FC United headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)