Asia Album: Laylat al-Qadr night prayers in Pakistan

Muslims attend Laylat al-Qadr night prayers during Ramadan at a mosque in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar on April 17, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Muslims attended Laylat al-Qadr night prayers during Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting and prayer, at a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Laylat al-Qadr, or the night of power, is celebrated to commemorate the night on which God first revealed the Quran, the central religious text of Islam.

Muslims attend Laylat al-Qadr night prayers during Ramadan at a mosque in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar on April 17, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)

Muslims attend Laylat al-Qadr night prayers during Ramadan at a mosque in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar on April 17, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)

Muslims attend Laylat al-Qadr night prayers during Ramadan at a mosque in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar on April 17, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)

Muslims attend Laylat al-Qadr night prayers during Ramadan at a mosque in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar on April 17, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)

Muslims attend Laylat al-Qadr night prayers during Ramadan at a mosque in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar on April 17, 2023. (Str/Xinhua) ■