What is a Muezzin?
A muezzin is someone who issues the five daily calls to prayer in a mosque, a place of Muslim worship. The muezzin also issues the calls for Friday prayers. In Muslim communities, the voice of the muezzin is a familiar feature, floating out across the community five times a day from the mosque to remind faithful Muslims to cease their activities and pray. Daily prayers or salah are a very important part of Muslim faith. The position of muezzin is ancient, with most historians believing that the role of a public crier probably pre-dates Islam. Many cultures have some sort of history of a public crier, usually chosen for his penetrating voice, who would have called out news and information of note in eras before other modes of communication. During the time of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), faithful followers of the Prophet would issue the call to prayer in the streets, laying the groundwork for the modern muezzin. Mosques typically choose a muezzin on the basis of character a
