HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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minaret
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church
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mosque
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taj mahal
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Detailed explanation-1: -A minaret is a tall, slim tower on a mosque. Traditionally, a minaret is used to call Muslims to prayer five times each day. Originally built as ventilation systems in hot climates, modern minarets are usually outfitted with speakers, so the call to prayer can be broadcast from the tower.
Detailed explanation-2: -Adhan is recited from the mosque five times daily, traditionally from the minaret. It is the first call summoning Muslims to enter the mosque for obligatory (fard) prayer (salah). A second call, known as the iqamah, summons those within the mosque to line up for the beginning of the prayers.
Detailed explanation-3: -: a tall slender tower of a mosque having one or more balconies from which the summons to prayer is cried by the muezzin.
Detailed explanation-4: -Minaret is a French word that comes from the Arabic manarah or manarat, meaning “lamp, lighthouse, or minaret."
Detailed explanation-5: -Under the Fatimids (10th-12th centuries), new mosques generally lacked minarets. One unusual exception is the Mosque of al-Hakim, built between 990 and 1010, which has two minarets at its corners.
Detailed explanation-6: -Domes and Minarets are the characteristics of Islamic style of architecture. They can be found in the Taj Mahal and the Qutub Minar.