Adhan
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The Adhan, also spelled Azān, is the Islamic call to prayer, recited to announce the beginning of the time for the obligatory daily prayers. It is performed by a Muezzin from a mosque's minaret, altho
Painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme, showing a Muezzin reciting the Adhan from a Minaret in Cairo, Egypt, 1866.
Islamic miniature depicting Gabriel providing instructions on how to perform the call to prayer to Muhammad (golden flame) as well as Bilal ibn Rabah, the first muezzin calling the Muslims to prayer from atop the Kaaba.
Two Muezzins in robes and turbans calling the Adhan from a high balcony, 1878.
Photo of kalima at Bab al-Nasr of Shia Fatimid dynasty of Cairo with phrase: ʿalīyun walīyu -llāh
Call to prayer
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A call to prayer is a summons for participants of a faith to attend a group worship or to begin a required set of prayers. The call is one of the earliest forms of telecommunication, communicating to
Adhan
…The Adhan (Arabic: أَذَان), also spelled Azān, is the Islamic call to prayer, recited to announce the beginning of the time for the obligatory daily prayers. It is performed by a Muezzin from a mosque's minaret, although it may…
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Muezzin performing adhan