As Ramadan began on Saturday, Muslim celebrities marked the start of the holy month with celebratory posts on social media.
From the US to the UK and from the United Arab Emirates to India, famous faces around the world have been sending video messages and Instagram posts to their numerous followers.
These are just a few of those honors.
DJ Khaled
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana to Palestinian parents, American musician DJ Khaled has always been vocal about his faith.
Earlier this year, he shared a post from the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Culture on Instagram that read “Ramadan Mubarak,” along with a picture urging people to “relax.”
“Allah sees, Allah knows and Allah will fix it soon,” the image read, with a caption from the DJ and producer saying, “Go ahead.”
He also shared a few other posts where he wrote “God is Greatest” in the caption, with a video of him landing at Miami Airport constantly saying, “God is Great.”
DJ Khaled, real name Khaled Mohammed Khaled, previously spoke to GQ Middle East about fasting during Ramadan. “I’ll be honest with you, I’ll fast a lot of Ramadan times and then I’ll get dehydrated and have to go to the hospital. Just because I work so hard. I try my best to fulfill the belief and how beautiful what we are fasting for. It’s so beautiful what we do it for.”
Mona Kattan
Entrepreneur Mona Kattan, founder of the Kayali fragrance range and sister of Huda Kattan from Huda Beauty, shared some fun Instagram stories on the first day of Ramadan and joked about the food she wants to eat.
She also shared a recipe for rose and cardamom milk tea, which she says she likes to make during the holy month.
“Literally like a hug in a cup,” she captioned the video recipe.
Kattan, who recently married, also showed off her Van Cleef & Arpels Ramadan gift calendar and introduced viewers to Humantra, a company she and Huda recently invested in, as a “drinking hack”.
Yusuf Islam |
Musician Yusuf Islam, commonly known by his stage name Cat Stevens, has been a devout Muslim since 1977.
While Islam is known to live in Dubai, he shared a post on Twitter on the first day of Ramadan from the UK.
“Blessed with another month of Ramadan,” he wrote alongside a picture of him praying in a park. “A time to get closer to our true nature as mindful beings… Time to reconnect.”
Mohammed Hadid
Property mogul Mohamed Hadid has shared stories of his family’s first iftar this year on Instagram, with a snap of him and his supermodel daughters Gigi and Bella sharing one of their father’s Ramadan posts to their own account.
Mohamed shared a graphic from the Muslim Instagram account that read “Ramadan Mubarak” and added in the caption: “Ramadan Kareem and Mubarek wish peace and tranquility for all religions. We have only one God for all. You can be a Muslim Christian or a Muslim of Jewish faith. I hope to see peace in the Holy Land and refrain from inflicting pain on others. I wish for peace in Ukraine and in Palestine and in all parts of the world.”
In another post, he shared a photo of himself looking thoughtful with a caption tagging his children: “Ramadan Mubarak to everyone from my family to yours… Love and respect for all religions of God let us in this one.” month have some love please.”
Iman Hammam
The Dutch model, who is of Moroccan and Egyptian descent, also shared Muslim’s Ramadan Mubarak graphic on her own Instagram Stories, writing “beyond the fuss”.
In a 2018 interview with Vogue Arabia, in which she appeared alongside Iman Abdulmajid, Hammam described herself as a “proud Muslim” and said of her family’s support for her ambitions that it “gave me the strength to commit to my platform use it to talk about issues like race and religion with the aim of empowering young girls – regardless of their race or origin”.
Paul Pogba
Footballer Paul Pogba, who was born in France to Guinean parents and plays for Premier League club Manchester United, is also a devout Muslim.
“Islam is not the picture everyone sees, terrorism,” Pogba told The Times’ Life Times podcast in 2019. “It’s really a religion that has opened my mind and maybe made me a better person.”
On Saturday, he shared a collage of himself on Instagram with the words “Ramadan Mubarak” written across it in elaborate script.
“Ramadan Mubarak to all my Muslim brothers and sisters,” he said in the caption.
Hend Sabry
Egyptian-Tunisian actress Hend Sabry shared a photo of herself on Instagram with “Ramadan Kareem” written across it.
“May you be healthy all year long,” she wrote in the caption. “May Allah accept from us and from you.”
The Egypt-based star has been involved in Ramadan charity campaigns in the past, including one for the United Nations World Food Program in 2018, which urged people to #ShareYourIftar with children in need in Syria and Yemen via the community’s ShareTheMeal app organization to share .
The actress is currently starring in the Netflix reboot of Finding Ola.
Hina Khan
Indian TV and film actress Hina Khan shared a photo of herself on the first day of Ramadan in 2020 and in the caption urged people to “pray for the infected, let’s pray for protection and healing,” referring to the coronavirus -Pandemic.
Last year, she simply wrote “Ramadan Mubarak,” shared a series of photos of herself in a stunning yellow outfit, and held up a plate of dates.
She did something similar this year, sharing an older photo of herself with Bollywood star Salman Khan and captioning it, “Ramdan Mubarak.”
Huma Qureshi
Award-winning Indian actress Huma Qureshi shared a beautiful photo of herself on Instagram with her nearly five million followers with the caption, “Chand Mubarak…Ramadan Mubarak…a month of prayers, peace, prosperity, love, compassion.”
Gauhar Khan
Indian model and actress Gauahar Khan has shared numerous videos and posts since the start of the holy month, including a clip from touring Qasr Al Hosn in Abu Dhabi.
“Had such a great time exploring Abu Dhabi,” she wrote in the caption alongside a scroll on Instagram. “They preserve their culture so beautifully.”
In the clip, she explores Farah Al Qasimi’s exhibition at the Cultural Foundation, the Children’s Library and the House of Craftsmen.
Yusuf Pathan
The former Indian cricketer and brother of Irfan Pathan shared a photo of himself and his family on Instagram with the caption: “As the holy month of Ramadan begins may Allah bless us all with peace and grace. Happy Ramadan!”
His previous post was from him and his brother in Muscat, Oman with the hashtag #jummahmubarak.
Sana Khan
Former Indian actress, model and dancer Sana Khan has shared extensively her activities in the first days of Ramadan, with photos and videos accompanying her stories of her first Tarawih prayer, her family reading the Koran and passages from the scriptures .
In an Instagram post, she wears a headscarf from her own brand, Haya By Sana Khan, and captioned a video, “Ramadan Kareem.”
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