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On the same day, or on the ensuing Friday, the _muezin_, or crier, ascended the most lofty turret, and proclaimed the _ezan_, or public invitation in the name of God and his prophet; the imam preached; and Mahomet and Second performed the _namaz_ of prayer and thanksgiving on the great altar, where the Christian mysteries had so lately been celebrated before the last of the Cæsars.
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 6 Edward Gibbon 1765
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On the same day, or on the ensuing Friday, the _muezin_, or crier, ascended the most lofty turret, and proclaimed the _ezan_, or public invitation in the name of God and his prophet; the imam preached; and Mahomet and Second performed the _namaz_ of prayer and thanksgiving on the great altar, where the Christian mysteries had so lately been celebrated before the last of the Cæsars.
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 6 Edward Gibbon 1765
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In Sur hamlet, which is described as the "old Diyarbakır," people can visit: the 15th century Sheikh Matar Mosque, several churches and a 16th century synagogue, an Ottoman-era public bath and Yenikapı Street, where the sounds of church bells and Muslim calls to prayer, or ezan, blend into one another.
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In a great example of tolerance, the call to prayer, or ezan, from the mosques mingles in brotherhood with church bells.
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Pencereyi a? mas? ile birlikte odaya ezan sesi ile Merhaba arkada? lar, Hem PKK ter?
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According to a statement by the head of the directorate, Ali Bardakoğlu, the directorate will no longer only consider whether imams recited the ezan, or call to prayer, at the right time and performed the prayer or not.
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On the same day, or on the ensuing Friday, the muezin, or crier, ascended the most lofty turret, and proclaimed the ezan, or public invitation in the name of God and his prophet; the imam preached; and Mahomet and Second performed the namaz of prayer and thanksgiving on the great altar, where the Christian mysteries had so lately been celebrated before the last of the Caesars.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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