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Thousands of Muslim worshippers have been spotted flooding the streets of Uzbekistan for a mass prayer last night.

Stunning drone photos from the country's capital city Tashkent show crowds gathering to mark Laylat al-Qadr, which fell on the last Friday of the Islamic period of Ramadan.

Laylat al-Qadr, which means 'night of power', commemorates the first revelation of the Holy Quran to Prophet Muhammad and is the most important moment in Islamic history.

While Friday prayers are usually the most popular for Muslims to attend publicly, the huge turnout could have filled a stadium and so worshippers opted to stand in the street rather to overfill the mosques. 

The city is one of the most populated in ex-Soviet Union Central Asia, with 90 per cent of residents estimated to be Muslim.

Millions more have taken part across the world including outside the Al-Asqa mosque in Jerusalem, in Kuwait and in Turkey. 

As Ramadan comes to an end, many Muslims will choose to spend the next few days in study and prayer.

The night is discussed by the Prophet Muhammed in his readings, where he says: 'Whoever establishes the prayers on the night of Qadr out of sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah's rewards (not to show off) then all his past sins will be forgiven.' 

Lailat al Qadr does not have a specified date, but generally falls in the last 10 days of Ramadan. 

Thousands of Muslim worshippers have been seen flooding the streets of Uzbekistan for an evening of prayer on the last Friday of the religious period of Ramadan, that started on Sunday May 5

Stunning drone photos from the country's capital city Tashkent show crowds gathering to mark Laylat al-Qadr, which means the 'night of power' when the Qu'ran was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammed

Muslims regard this as the most important event in history, and the Qur'an says that this night is 'better than a thousand months', and that on this night the angels descend to earth

The city is one of the most populated in ex-Soviet Union Central Asia, with 90 per cent of residents estimated to be Muslim

A Hadith by the Prophet Muhammed reads: 'Whoever establishes the prayers on the night of Qadr out of sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah's rewards (not to show off) then all his past sins will be forgiven'

Tashkent is one of the most populated in the ex-Soviet Union area of Central Asia, with 90 per cent of residents estimated to be Muslim

Aerial shots show thousands lining up in neat rows down the lit streets for prayer, while others appear to be pre-occupied with a game of football

Muslims observe the occasion with study, devotional readings, and prayer, and it is generally seen as a good period in the religious calendar

Crowds gather in perfect rows in front of a building as some even stand precariously on the stairs in between prayer