Clergy & community

Muezzin

Also called: müezzin

Muslim

The person who calls the faithful to prayer (adhan) from the minaret or the mosque.

Muezinul are o voce frumoasă și cunoaște bine textul și melodia chemării. Astăzi, chemarea este adesea transmisă prin difuzoare.

See also

AdhanThe call to prayer recited by the muezzin five times a day.
MinaretThe tall slender tower of the mosque from which the muezzin calls to prayer five times a day.

In the same category

ImamThe person who leads communal prayer in the mosque and gives the sermon.
MuftiThe religious leader of the Muslims of a country or region; the Romanian Muftiate is based in Constanța.

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Muezzin — Religious glossary — Ecumenica