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Minaret
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Mosque
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Muezzin
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Fatwa
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Detailed explanation-1: -muezzin, Arabic muʾaddin, in Islam, the official who proclaims the call to prayer (adhān ) on Friday for the public worship and the call to the daily prayer (ṣalāt) five times a day, at dawn, noon, midafternoon, sunset, and nightfall.
Detailed explanation-2: -muezzin in American English (mjuːˈezɪn, muː-) noun. the crier who, from a minaret or other high part of a mosque, at stated hours five times daily, intones aloud the call summoning Muslims to prayer.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ali Ahmed Mullah (born 5 July 1945), is the veteran muazzin (caller for prayer) at the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia for the past three decades. Ali Ahmed Mulla is the longest serving muazzin for the Masjid al-Haram and has been following his family tradition in this profession since 1975.