muezzin
Tower voice summoner
A muezzin is the person at a mosque who calls Muslims to prayer five times daily.
The call, known as the adhan, was traditionally sung from a minaret but is now often broadcast through loudspeakers: The muezzin's voice echoed across the city at dawn.
Muslim religious guide
- hafizComplete Quran memorizer
- sheikhArab tribal head
- mullahIslamic religious leader
- qadiIslamic legal adjudicator
mufti · cantor · cleric · caller · reciter · servant · caretaker
Religious worship summons
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- proclamationFormal public announcement
- chantRepetitive rhythmic phrase
- recitationOral delivery from memory
vocalization · melody · intonation · loudspeaker · amplification · broadcast · summons · public address
Tall slender edifice
- balconyRaised exterior platform
- spireTapering architectural peak
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
platform · turret · domes · architecture · ornamentation · crescent · calligraphy · elevation
Muslim religious guide
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
- MuslimAdherent of Islam
- sunnahTraditional Islamic practice
- halalPermitted under Islamic law
hajj · zakat · sharia · faith · fasting · pilgrimage · five pillars
Day's first glow
- sunriseMorning light's arrival
- twilightLight after sunset
- daybreakMorning's first light
- morningDay's early hours
dusk · midday · afternoon · night · schedule · punctuality · five times · cockcrow
Islamic obligatory prayer
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- prostrationUtter physical or mental depletion
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
supplication · faith · piety · spirituality · reverence · adoration · meditation
imam
Muslim religious guide
qadi · mufti · cantor · cleric · caller · reciter · servant · caretaker
call to prayer
Religious worship summons
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- proclamationFormal public announcement
- chantRepetitive rhythmic phrase
recitation · vocalization · melody · intonation · loudspeaker · amplification · broadcast · summons · public address · megaphone
tower
Tall slender edifice
skyline · platform · turret · domes · architecture · ornamentation · crescent · calligraphy · elevation · silhouette
imam
Muslim religious guide
halal · hajj · zakat · sharia · faith · fasting · pilgrimage · five pillars
dawn
Day's first glow
morning · dusk · midday · afternoon · night · schedule · punctuality · five times · cockcrow · first light
salat
Islamic obligatory prayer
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- prostrationUtter physical or mental depletion
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
congregation · supplication · faith · piety · spirituality · reverence · adoration · meditation
- Middle EastIraq, Baghdad, Cairo, Iran, Jordan
- religionChristianity, Islam, beliefs, Judaism, Hinduism
- ArabiaSaudi Arabia, Mecca, Medina, Kaaba, Riyadh
- believersbeliever, believers, adherent, devotee, theist
- Abrahamic faithsJudaism, Christianity, Islam, Abraham, God
- IslamAllah, Quran, Muhammad, Mecca, Ramadan
muezzintown crier
Official public announcer
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