Live Oral Amplified Calls to Prayer are at first light of dawn, when one has no shadow, when the shadow is the same length as the person, the moment the sun sets below the horizon and when the first starlight appears.It unworldly wonderful to hear the call to prayer at any time. Not the people stop what they are doing and pray but that the community is reminded of the centrality of God in their lives. All in Arabic but we have been informed what it says. And we remember.
The same used to be true for the cannonical hours of the Church and even the Sunday bells. When we decided to put a steeple on Grace Lutheran in Glen Ellyn, the first concern of the neighbors - all of whom professed to be Christians - was would we put in a bell that would disturb them. I wanted to install a large gong, but we settled for wind chimes on the front porch. Sigh.
Can we click LIKE somewhere if we want to bring back a cacophony of church bells?
Another sound sensation: the only time I have heard what I think is typical Morrocan music, it turns out to be someone's cell phone.
Fascinating! No calling from the minaret—just bells. Gongy bells, pealing bells, one strike or many? How fun to bring home little Moroccan bells!
ReplyDeleteMy bad - they have the amplified call from the minaret. It just reminded me of the bells the Christians used to ring to signal the parts of the day. Curse the digital age!
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