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The muezzin (; Arabic: مُؤَذِّن, romanized: Muʾaḏḏin), also spelled mu'azzin, is the person who proclaims the call to the daily prayer (ṣalāt) five times a day (Fajr prayer, Zuhr prayer, Asr prayer, Maghrib prayer and Isha prayer) at a mosque from the minaret. The muezzin plays an important role in ensuring an accurate prayer schedule for the Muslim community.
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Calligraphic name of Allah in Arabic, copied from Public Domain artwork
Calligraphic name of Allah in Arabic, copied from Public Domain artwork
Hermitage Masjid - The Azan (Call to Prayer).jpg
The Muslim call to prayer (the azan or adhan is heard 5 times a day)
The Muslim call to prayer (the azan or adhan is heard 5 times a day)
Jean-Léon Gerôme, The Muezzin.jpg
Jean-Léon Gerôme, The Muezzin, 1866
Jean-Léon Gerôme, The Muezzin, 1866
Paris, BnF, Supplément Persan 1030 fol. 185v-187r Muhammad receiving instructions for call to prayer from Jibril and Bilal calling to prayer from Kaaba.jpg
Islamic miniature depicting Jibril providing instructions on how to perform the call to prayer to Mu...
Islamic miniature depicting Jibril providing instructions on how to perform the call to prayer to Mu...
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Usul al-Fiqh - Principles of Islamic jurisprudence
Usul al-Fiqh - Principles of Islamic jurisprudence
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