The Muezzin in his Minaret calling the Faithful to Prayer Thomas Arne November 29

November 29

but certainly by his son-in-law

St Saviour's Church (Southwark Cathedral)

On this occasion

He is using an old fashioned scythe to cut the corn

The Muezzin in his Minaret calling the Faithful to Prayer Thomas Arne November 29'The Muezzin in his Minaret calling the Faithful to Prayer', 1926. The muezzin is a chosen person at the mosque who leads the call (adhan) to Friday service and the five daily prayers (also known as the salat) from one of the mosque's minarets (in most modern mosques, electronic amplification aids the muezzins). From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake,