Muezzin

The müezzin (the word is pronounced this way Turkish , Urdu , etc.; in Arabic : mu'addin or mu'adhdhin , plural: mu'adhdhin , dual: mu'adhdhinayn ) is a servant at the mosque who leads the call ( adhan ) to Friday service and the five daily prayers, or Salah , from one of the mosque's minarets (in most modern mosques, amplification aids the muezzins). The professional muezzin is chosen to serve at the mosque for his good character, voice, and skills. When calling to prayer, the muezzin faces each of the four compass directions in turn while he cries out the adhan . During the prayer, the muezzin in some mosques stand on a special platform (called the müezzin mahfili in Turkish ), opposite the minbar in the mosque and answer the Imam 's sermons .

A Muezzin Calling from the Top of a Minaret the Faithful to Prayer (1879) A muezzin ( Turkish müezzin from Arabic : مؤذن mu’aḏḏin ), or muzim , is a chosen person at the mosque who leads the call ( adhan ) to Friday service and the five daily prayers ( salat , Turkish namaz ) from one of the mosque's minarets (in most modern mosques, electronic amplification aids the muezzins). The professional muezzin is chosen to serve at the mosque for his good character, voice and skills; however, he is not considered a cleric , but rather comparable to a Christian sexton . When calling to prayer, the muezzin faces the Qiblah (direction of the Ka'bah in Mecca) while he cries out the adhan . During worship, the muezzin in some mosques stands on a special platform (called the müezzin mahfili in Turkish ), opposite the minbar and gives responses during the imam 's sermon ( khutbah ). The institution of muezzin has existed since the time of Muhammad . The first muezzin was Bilal ibn Ribah , who walked the streets to call the believers to come to prayer. Although large parts of the custom remained undecided at the time of Muhammad's death, such as which direction one should choose for the calling, where it should be performed, the use of trumpets, flags and lamps, all elements of the muezzin's role during the adhan. After minarets became customary, the office of muezzin in cities was sometimes given to a blind person, who could not look down into the inner courts of the citizen's houses and thus could not violate privacy. The acts of the muezzin are also considered an art form, reflected in the melodious chanting of the adhan. "muezzin", a recently released documentary by Austrian filmmaker Sebastian Brameshuber shows Turkish muezzins competing in an annual nationwide call to prayer competition.

( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Muezzin at Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque in Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina The English word muezzin , derived from the , muʾadh·dhin , simplified mu'azzin , is the person appointed at a mosque to lead and recite the call to prayer for every event of prayer and worship in the mosque. The muezzin's post is an important one, and the community depends on him for an accurate prayer schedule .

Person appointed at a mosque to lead and recite the call to prayer For the 2009 Turkish film, see Müezzin . Ottoman-era miniature depicting Bilal ibn Rabah (c. 580 - 640 CE), the first muezzin in the Islamic tradition, who is seen standing on top of the Kaaba while reciting the adhan. Muezzin at Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque in Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina The muezzin ( ) 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 . The muezzin plays an important role in ensuring an accurate prayer schedule for the Muslim community.

Person appointed at a mosque to lead and recite the call to prayer For the 2009 Turkish film, see Müezzin . Ottoman-era miniature depicting Bilal ibn Rabah (c. 580–640 CE), the first muezzin in the Islamic tradition, who is seen standing on top of the Kaaba while reciting the adhan . A mu'azzin reciting the adhan indoor. The muezzin ( / m ( j ) u ˈ ɛ z ɪ n / ; 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.