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'The Muezzin in his Minaret calling the Faithful to Prayer', 1926. Artist: Unknown

'The Muezzin in his Minaret calling the Faithful to Prayer', 1926. The muezzin is a chosen person at the mosque who leads the call (adhan) to Friday service and the five daily prayers (also known as the salat) from one of the mosque's minarets (in most modern mosques, electronic amplification aids the muezzins). From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake, published by the Waverley Book Club (London, 1926).

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'The Muezzin in his Minaret calling the Faithful to Prayer', 1926. Artist: Unknown

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'The Muezzin in his Minaret calling the Faithful to Prayer', 1926. The muezzin is a chosen person at the mosque who leads the call (adhan) to Friday service and the five daily prayers (also known as the salat) from one of the mosque's minarets (in most modern mosques, electronic amplification aids the muezzins). From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake, published by the Waverley Book Club (London, 1926).

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40.6 x 30.9 cm | 16.0 x 12.1 in (300 dpi)

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