Call to prayer
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 people across great distances. All religions have a form of prayer, and many major religions have a form of the call to prayer.[1]
Christianity
On a daily basis, church bells are rung in major Christian denominations at the canonical hours prayed at fixed prayer times, as well as at the start of a church service.[2][3]
In the early Church, different methods were used to call the worshippers: playing trumpets, hitting wooden planks, shouting, or using a courier.[4] Greek monasteries would ring a semantron (flat metal plate) to announce services.[5]
The Roman
Islam
The Adhan (
Hinduism
In Indian Hinduism, Nepali Hinduism and Balinese Hinduism, the Trisandya is a prayer said three times each day: six in the morning, noon, and six in the evening, in line with the Sandhyavandanam tradition.[13][14]
The
Judaism
The Barechu (
See also
References
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- ^ a b Buse, Adolf (1858). S. Paulin évêque de Nole et son siècle (350-450) (in French). Translated by Dancoisne, L. Paris: H. Casterman. pp. 415–418.
- ^ a b Bells. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
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- ^ Haweis, Hugh Reginald (1878). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (9th ed.). pp. 536–539.
- ^ Henry Wace (ed.). "Paulinus, bishop of Nola". Dictionary of Christian Biography. London: John Murray. Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ Smith, Roger J. (1997). "Church Bells". Sacred Heart Catholic Church and St. Yves Mission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ Walters, Henry Beauchamp (1908). Church Bells. A. R. Mowbray & Company. p. 4.
- ^ "Adhane - Appel à la prière depuis la Mecque" (in French). Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022 – via YouTube.
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- ^ "Barekhu". myjewishlearning.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
Further reading
- Luty, Kathy; Philippart, David (1997). Clip Notes for Church Bulletins. Vol. 1. LiturgyTrainingPublications. ISBN 9781568541693.
External links
- Nelson, Soraya Sarhaddi (August 5, 2010). "In Cairo, An End To The Cacophony Of Calls To Prayer". All Things Considered. NPR.