Muezzin
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The muezzin (
Etymology
The English word muezzin is borrowed from
Roles and responsibilities
The professional muezzin is chosen for his good character, voice and skills to serve at the mosque. Muezzins are typically men.]
From the fourteenth century, initially in
Call of the muezzin
The call of the muezzin is considered an art form, reflected in the melodious chanting of the adhan. In Turkey there is an annual competition to find the country's best muezzin.[13]
Historically, a muezzin would have recited the call to prayer atop the minarets in order to be heard by those around the mosque. Now, mosques often have loudspeakers mounted on the top of the minaret and the muezzin will use a microphone, or a recording is played, allowing the call to prayer to be heard at great distances without climbing the minaret.
Origins
The institution of the muezzin has existed since the time of
After minarets became customary at mosques, the office of muezzin in cities was sometimes given to a
Notable muezzins
- Bilal ibn Ribah al-Habashi
- Rahim Moazzen Zadeh Ardabili
- Ali Ahmed Mulla
See also
- Salah, Muslim daily prayer
- Adhan, the Islamic call to prayer, recited by the muezzin
- Schulklopfer, the Jewish equivalent of the muezzin
- Loudspeakers in mosques
References
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- ^ Muhammad Usman, Shakir (20 July 2021). "The Idea of Female Muezzins and Imams in Islam a Challenge to the Pakistani Patriarchal Forces". PJSEL. 7: 9. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Muezzin | Definition & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ A Muazzin calling for prayer in Saudi Arabia
- ^ King 1996, p. 286.
- ^ Pedersen 1991, p. 677.
- ^ Brentjes 2008, p. 139.
- ^ Brentjes 2008, p. 141.
- ^ Brentjes 2008, pp. 139–140.
- ^ King 1996, p. 322.
- ^ "Muezzin". Aljazeera. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
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- ^ Robinson, David. Muslim Societies in African History. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2004. Print.
- Levtzion, Nehemia, and Randall Lee Pouwels. The History of Islam in Africa. South Africa: Ohio UP, 2000. Print.
- ^ Saramago, Jose (1998). The History of the Siege of Lisbon. Harcourt Brace. p. 20.
Bibliography
- Brentjes, Sonja (2008). "Shams al-Din al-Sakhawi on Muwaqqits, Mu'adhdhins, and the Teachers of Various Astronomical Disciplines in Mamluk Cities in the Fifteenth Century". In Emilia Calvo; Mercè Comes; Roser Puig; Mònica Rius (eds.). A Shared Legacy: Islamic Science East and West. Edicions Universitat Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-475-3285-8.
- King, David A. (1996). "On the role of the muezzin and the muwaqqit in medieval Islamic society". In E. Jamil Ragep; Sally P. Ragep (eds.). Tradition, Transmission, Transformation. ISBN 90-04-10119-5.
- Pedersen, Johannes (1991). "Masdjid: The personnel of the mosque". In ISBN 978-90-04-08112-3.
Further reading
Online
- Muezzin Islamic religious official, in Encyclopædia Britannica Online, by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, Gloria Lotha, Deepti Mahajan and Amy Tikkanen