An officer of Malaysia's Islamic authority uses a telescope to perform "rukyah", the sighting of the new moon of Ramadan, in Putrajaya outside Kuala Lumpur June 27, 2014. Muslims scan the sky at dusk in the beginning of the lunar calendar's ninth month in search of the new moon to proclaim the start of Ramadan, Islam's holiest month during which observant believers fast from dawn to dusk. Muslims celebrate the end of Ramadan with the Eid al-Fitr festival. REUTERS/Samsul Said (MALAYSIA - Tags: RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Students at an Islamic boarding school perform prayers at a mosque on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Medan, North Sumatra June 29, 2014. REUTERS/Y.T Haryono (INDONESIA - Tags: RELIGION EDUCATION) 

A Nepalese Muslim man reads the Koran during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in Kathmandu July 11, 2014. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: RELIGION) 

Two Palestinian muslim woman walk after prayers in a mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Jerusalem's Old City October 18, 2004. Muslims around the world refrain from eating and drinking, amongst other things, from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. REUTERS/Mahfouz Abu Turk Pictures of the Month October 2004 Pictures of the Year 2004 GOT//JV 

A woman is reflected in a window during prayer services for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr in the Queens borough of New York July 28, 2014.
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Muslim women listen to a speech by Imam after having their Iftar (breaking of fast) meal on the last day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in India, at the Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque) in the old quarters of Delhi July 28, 2014. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Turkish faithful pray in Ottoman-era Sultanahmet mosque, known as Blue mosque, on "Laylat Al Qadr" during the holy month of Ramadan, in Istanbul late July 23, 2014. Laylat Al Qadr (Night of Decree) is the anniversary of the night Muslims believe the Koran was revealed to Prophet Mohammad by the angel Gabriel. REUTERS/Yagiz Karahan (TURKEY - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A sticker is seen on glass door at the Jama Masjid Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Panama City August 3, 2012. According to Saleh Bhattay, one of the officials in charge of the mosque, there are approximately 8,000 muslims in Panama, mainly from India and Pakistan, making them the biggest muslim community in Central America. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso (PANAMA i - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

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A young Iranian woman prays during the first Friday prayers of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan at the University of Tehran August 13, 2010. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN - Tags: RELIGION) 

Muslims attend a mass prayer session "Tarawih" marking the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in a mosque in Makassar of Indonesia's South Sulawesi province July 20, 2012. The Indonesian government has set Ramadan to fall on July 21. REUTERS/Yusuf Ahmad (INDONESIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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A Muslim pilgrim prays atop Mount Thor in the holy city of Mecca ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage October 11, 2013. Mount Thor marks the start of the journey of the Prophet Mohammad and his companion Abu Bakr Al-Sadeeq from Mecca to Medina. It houses Thor cave where Prophet Mohammed is believed hid from the people of Quraish before his Hijra (migration) to Medina. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: RELIGION) 

An Indonesian Muslim uses magnifying glasses to read Koran verses printed on lamb parchment, Jakarta, July 27, 2005. The Koran verses, printed in microscopic size and measuring 91cm by 91cm, are selling for 1.7 million rupiah ($173) at an exhibition at Indonesia's Handicraft Expo. REUTERS/Beawiharta Pictures of the Month July 2005 DW/mk 

Muslims circle the Kaaba inside the Grand Mosque during the Muslim month of Ramadan, in Mecca September 4, 2010. Muslims around the world abstain from eating, drinking and conducting sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. REUTERS/Hassan Ali (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Palestinian girls read the Koran at a mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in the West Bank city of Nablus July 26, 2012. REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini (WEST BANK - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

A Kenyan woman arrives at the Sir Ali Muslim mosque to perform special Eid al-Fitr prayers marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan in the capital Nairobi October 24, 2006. REUTERS/Antony Njuguna 

A Muslim man places a table which marks the times to pray on a wall during the first day of Ramadan at a mosque in the southern Spanish town of Estepona, near Malaga August 11, 2010. Muslims around the world abstain from eating, drinking and conducting sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. REUTERS/Jon Nazca (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

A Lebanese Hezbollah supporter cries as she mourns Imam Hussein, Prophet Mohammad's grandson, during a ceremony marking Ashura in Beirut suburbs, January 30, 2007. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON) 

A Kashmiri Muslim man prays as balls thrown by children are seen near him during Meeraj-un-Nabi celebrations at Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar June 18, 2012. Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims on Monday thronged to the Hazratbal shrine which houses what is believed to be a relic from the beard of Prophet Mohammed. The festival marks the ascension of Prophet Mohammed to Heaven. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

The moon (top L) is seen among illuminated decorations near al Amin mosque in Beirut, during the holy month of Ramadan, July 22, 2012. REUTERS/ Jamal Saidi (LEBANON - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

A Muslim boy offers prayer during the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Nepali Jame Mashjid in Kathmandu July 26, 2012. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

Muslims sit inside the compound of Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque) before the start of last Friday prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in the old quarters of Delhi July 25, 2014. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Afghan Shi'ite Muslims flagellate themselves with chains during an Ashura procession in Kabul January 19, 2008. Ashura, a 10-day-long event commemorates the death of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussein in battle 1,300 years ago. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (AFGHANISTAN) 

A boy reads the Koran at Al Fatima Al Quran, a religious seminary, in Lahore January 9, 2012. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza (PAKISTAN - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION) 

Muslim pilgrims arrive to cast stones at pillars symbolizing Satan, which is part of a pilgrimage rite, in Mena November 17, 2010. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid-al-Adha, marking the end of the Haj, by slaughtering sheep, goats, cows and camels to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail on God's command. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: RELIGION) 

Indonesian Muslims attend morning Eid prayers at Jakarta's Istiqlal Mosque on November 14, 2004. REUTERS/Supri pictures of the month November 2004 SUPRI/TW 

Women wearing white chadors pray during Friday prayer at Varzaneh Grand mosque near Isfahan 450 km (281 miles) south of Tehran, June 27, 2008. The women of Varzaneh wear white to ensure protection against evil. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN) 

A Nepalese Muslim boy offers prayer during Eid al-Fitr celebrations at a mosque in Kathmandu July 29, 2014. The Eid al-Fitr festival marks the end of the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

An activist from the Muslim group Jamiat-e-Ulema-Hind attends a peace rally in Kolkata May 10, 2007. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal (INDIA) 

Afghan women covered by burqas walk in the yard of the shrine of Imam Ali, son in-law of Prophet Mohammad, in the city of Mazar-i-Shariff, about 420 km (260 miles) north of Kabul, Afghanistan May 8, 2006. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood also see GF1DUVDEUUAA 

A Muslim woman offers evening prayers on the last day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in India, at the Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque) in the old quarters of Delhi July 28, 2014. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A Muslim girl looks up while some boys sit on a wall, inside the premises of a mosque, as they wait for Iftar (breaking fast) meal during the holy month of Ramadan in the southern Indian city of Chennai July 16, 2014. REUTERS/Babu (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Men rest after mass Friday prayers inside Istiqlal Mosque during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Jakarta July 4, 2014. REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA - Tags: RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A crescent moon is seen over a mosque after sunset in Karachi June 29, 2014. Muslims are observing the fasting month of Ramadan, Islam's holiest month, during which observant believers fast from dawn to dusk. They celebrate the end of the Ramadan with Eid al-Fitr festival. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY RELIGION) 

Muslim pilgrims pray on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during the annual haj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of Mecca November 5, 2011. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

Muslim pilgrims arrive at the plain of Arafat, near Mecca, December 18, 2007. The pilgrims poured on to the plain of Arafat east of Mecca on Tuesday as the sun rose over the rocky hills for the day marking the climax of the annual Haj pilgrimage. They came on foot, by bus and in pick-up trucks from Mina and other sites in the direction of Mecca, adding to a throng which will reach more than 2 million in the afternoon. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (SAUDI ARABIA) 

Muslim women offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Don Bosco school grounds in the southern Indian city of Chennai August 31, 2011. The Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Babu (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Afghan men make special sweets at a traditional factory during the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in preparation for Eid al-Fitr in Kabul July 24, 2014. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: RELIGION FOOD) 

A student reads the Koran in a mosque in Jakarta August 6, 2011. More than 1,000 students will try to finish reading the Koran in one day during a mass Koran reading on Saturday during the holy fasting month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Supri (INDONESIA - Tags: RELIGION IMAGES OF THE DAY SOCIETY) 

Muslims attend prayers on the eve of the first day of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in Surabaya, East Java August 31, 2008. Muslims around the world congregate for special evening prayers called "Tarawih" during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Sigit Pamungkas (INDONESIA)
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Boys in traditional dress attend a ceremony a day before a circumcision ritual in Algiers September 25, 2008. Circumcision is compulsory for Muslim boys under the Sharia (Islamic Law). REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (ALGERIA) 

A Muslim man reads the Koran during the holy month of Ramadan inside Al-Refaie mosque in the old Islamic area of Cairo July 16, 2014. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

An Iranian cleric carries beads while visiting the International Koran exhibition at Imam Khomeini grand mosque in central Tehran September 15, 2007. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN) 

Afghan children read from the Koran as they attend a traditional Koran school held in an old synagogue being used as a Muslim mosque in Herat November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (AFGHANISTAN RELIGION) 

A Muslim boy learns to read the Koran at a madrassa, or religious school, during the holy month of Ramadan in the old quarters of Delhi July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY EDUCATION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Muslims wait to have their Iftar meal on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Prince Turki bin Abdullah mosque in Riyadh June 29, 2014. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: RELIGION FOOD TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Muslims offer the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in the northern Indian city of Allahabad July 4, 2014. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

Muslims offer prayers at the ruins of the Feroz Shah Kotla mosque on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr in New Delhi July 29, 2014. The Eid al-Fitr festival marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

An officer of Brunei's Islamic authority looks through a telescope as he performs "rukyah", the sighting of the new moon for Ramadan, over the skies of Bukit Agok outside Bandar Seri Begawan August 31, 2008. Muslims scan the sky at dusk at the end of their lunar calendar's eighth month in search of the new moon to proclaim the beginning of Ramadan, Islam's holiest month during which observant believers fast from dawn to dusk. REUTERS/Ahim Rani (BRUNEI)