1904 Print Hour Prayer Islam Muslim Muezzim Muzim Adhan Minaret Religious XGBD5 XGCB3 Black and white 1947 booking

Black and white 1947 booking ad for Lily Djanel

Jackson & Hamill

Price and Barnes

also known as the Berlin State Opera and the Staatsoper Unter den Linden

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1904 Print Hour Prayer Islam Muslim Muezzim Muzim Adhan Minaret Religious XGBD5 XGCB3 Black and white 1947 bookingThis is an original 1904 black and white halftone print that depicts muezzin loudly reciting the adhan, or call to prayer, from the minaret of a mosque. This would allow nearby Muslims to prepare and gather for salah (prayer). Historically, this position was given to blind men so as not to violate the privacy of the open courtyards in the surrounding area, however in modern times speaker systems and amplifiers attached to minarets provide an easy way