The adhan, or the call to prayer, is an important reminder called from the minarets of mosques for Muslims to congregate and perform their prayers. In choosing to not call the adhan, is the Duke ...

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. It is also legislated for you to ...

Reporting from Istanbul — Five times a day, the loudspeakers affixed to the spires of some 90,000 state-run mosques crackle to life, and the Islamic call to prayer bathes the streets of Istanbul and ...

Two weeks ago, the Islamic call to prayer, or adhan in Arabic, was broadcast from the steps of Widener Library across Harvard Yard as part of Harvard Islamic Society’s “Islam Awareness Week.” No doubt ...

When living in Saudi Arabia we take it for granted, the call to prayer. Echoing through the sky, the adhan drifts up from the minarets of mosques in every neighborhood, one chiming only a fraction of ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) — Minneapolis will allow broadcasts of the Muslim call to prayer at all hours, becoming the first major U.S. city to allow the announcement or “adhan” to be heard over speakers ...

Many say this is the first time Islamic countries have suspended congregational prayers Highlights In Islamic tradition, Muslims are summoned to perform five congregational prayers a day – Fajr, Dhuhr ...

Salah, meaning 'prayer' or 'supplication', is also known as Namaz among non-Arab Muslims. Salah is one of the five pillars of Islam, which form the core beliefs and practices of the religion. The five ...

At the Grand mosque in Turkey's Edirne region, muezzins (call to prayer singers) compete to be crowned the countries most melodic voice. But what does it take to master this art form? The Turkish city ...

Egypt’s Religious Endowments Ministry announced on Tuesday the start of the second stage of a project for unifying the Adhan, or the Muslim call to prayer, with the initiative aiming to eliminate the ...