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The first call comes before dawn. By the fifth, you stop noticing. By the third day, you notice the silence between them.
Tell us about your trip →The Facts
- —Five daily calls: Fajr (pre-dawn), Dhuhr (midday), Asr (afternoon), Maghrib (sunset), Isha (night)
- —Words unchanged since 7th century
- —Now amplified through speakers
- —Maghrib call most noticeable — shops close briefly, streets empty 10 minutes
- —Morocco has ~41,000 mosques
- —Muezzin's melody varies by region
- —Call is in Arabic regardless of local language
Sources
- Rasmussen, Anne K. Women, the Recited Qur'an, and Islamic Music in Indonesia. University of California Press, 2010
- Nelson, Kristina. The Art of Reciting the Qur'an. University of Texas Press, 1985
- Schimmel, Annemarie. Islam: An Introduction. State University of New York Press, 1992
- Crapanzano, Vincent. The Hamadsha: A Study in Moroccan Ethnopsychiatry. University of California Press, 1973.
