Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one who arouses others to pray and feast during ramadan”. Today it says “sometimes called 'lone rangers'”.
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Muslim who rouses others to pray and eat during Ramadan In Islam , an ajisãrì is one who arouses others to pray and feast during Ramadan . The term can also refer to the practice itself. They go from house to house, as early as 2:00 AM, beating their kettle drum with a stick and singing (screaming) at the top of their voice. This is purely a religious duty; it is voluntary. Although the ajisari does not expect to be compensated by their fellow believers, they believe that Allah will reward them, in the hereafter, for forsaking their bed and discomforting themself during the month-long fasting period. The name derives from the Arabic word " Suhur ", meaning early morning meals during the holy month of Ramadan; it is spelled and pronounced " sãrì " in Yoruba . An ajisari is seen as fearless because they believe Allah will protect them for doing his (Allah's) work. The ajisari practically works alone, which explains why they are sometimes called 'Lone Rangers'. So, unlike Were music , it is rare to see a group of ajisari . In the late 1970s, however, one group in Ibadan , Nigeria , Taiwo-Kehinde Ajisari (The Twin Brothers' Ajisari Group), broke that norm when they emerged.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
An ajisari is one who arouses others to pray and feast during Ramadan . He goes from house to house, as early as 2:00 AM, beating his kettle drum with a stick and singing (screaming) at the top of his voice. This is purely a religious duty; it is voluntary. Although the ajisari does not expect to be compensated by his fellow believers, he believes that Allah will reward him, in the hereafter, for forsaking his bed and discomforting himself during the month-long fasting period. The name derives from the Arabic word "Suhur," meaning early morning meals during the holy month of Ramadan ; it's spelled and pronounced "sari" in Yoruba . An ajisari is fearless because he believes Allah will protect him for doing HIS ( Allah 's) work. The ajisari practically works alone, which explains why he's sometimes been called "Lone Ranger." So, unlike were music , it's rare to see a group of ajisari. In the late 1970s; however, one group in Ibadan , Taiwo-Kehinde Ajisari, The Twin Brothers' Ajisari Group, violated that exclusivity when they suddenly emerged from nowhere. v t e v t e
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The opening as it stood in 2015
An ajisari is one who arouses others to pray and feast during Ramadan . He goes from house to house, as early as 2:00 AM, beating his kettle drum with a stick and singing (screaming) at the top of his voice. This is purely a religious duty; it is voluntary. Although the ajisari does not expect to be compensated by his fellow believers, he believes that Allah will reward him, in the hereafter, for forsaking his bed and discomforting himself during the month-long fasting period. The name derives from the Arabic word "Suhur," meaning early morning meals during the holy month of Ramadan ; it's spelled and pronounced "sari" in Yoruba . An ajisari is fearless because he believes Allah will protect him for doing HIS ( Allah 's) work. The ajisari practically works alone, which explains why he's sometimes been called "Lone Ranger." So, unlike were music , it's rare to see a group of ajisari. In the late 1970s; however, one group in Ibadan , Taiwo-Kehinde Ajisari, The Twin Brothers' Ajisari Group, violated that exclusivity when they suddenly emerged from nowhere. v t e v t e v t e
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The opening as it stood in 2020
An ajisãrì is one who arouses others to pray and feast during Ramadan . He goes from house to house, as early as 2:00 AM, beating his kettle drum with a stick and singing (screaming) at the top of his voice. This is purely a religious duty; it is voluntary. Although the ajisari does not expect to be compensated by his fellow believers, he believes that Allah will reward him, in the hereafter, for forsaking his bed and discomforting himself during the month-long fasting period. The name derives from the Arabic word "Suhur," meaning early morning meals during the holy month of Ramadan ; it's spelled and pronounced "sãrì" in Yoruba . An ajisari is fearless because he believes Allah will protect him for doing HIS ( Allah 's) work. The ajisari practically works alone, which explains why he's sometimes been called "Lone Ranger." So, unlike Were music , it's rare to see a group of ajisari. In the late 1970s; however, one group in Ibadan , Taiwo-Kehinde Ajisari, The Twin Brothers' Ajisari Group, violated that exclusivity when they suddenly emerged from nowhere.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
An ajisãrì is one who arouses others to pray and feast during Ramadan . He goes from house to house, as early as 2:00 AM, beating his kettle drum with a stick and singing (screaming) at the top of his voice. This is purely a religious duty; it is voluntary. Although the ajisari does not expect to be compensated by his fellow believers, he believes that Allah will reward him, in the hereafter, for forsaking his bed and discomforting himself during the month-long fasting period. The name derives from the Arabic word "Suhur," meaning early morning meals during the holy month of Ramadan ; it's spelled and pronounced "sãrì" in Yoruba . An ajisari is fearless because he believes Allah will protect him for doing HIS ( Allah 's) work. The ajisari practically works alone, which explains why he's sometimes been called "Lone Ranger." So, unlike Were music , it's rare to see a group of ajisari. In the late 1970s, however, one group in Ibadan , Taiwo-Kehinde Ajisari, The Twin Brothers' Ajisari Group, violated that exclusivity when they suddenly emerged from nowhere. v t e v t e v t e
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one who arouses others to pray and feast during ramadan
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sometimes called 'lone rangers'
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