Definition of Muadhdhin

1. Noun. The Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day.

Exact synonyms: Muazzin, Muezzin
Generic synonyms: Announcer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Muadhdhin

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msh-releasing hormone
msh release-inhibiting hormone
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mu's
mu-meson
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muadhdhin (current term)
muahahaha
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much ado about nothing
much as

Literary usage of Muadhdhin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Questions of Life, Answers of Wisdom by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.), Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (2000)
"... the five times prayer every day, such as the muadhdhin or lebbe.2 The person who kills it must be looking at its face, no matter what animal it is. ..."

2. A Comprehensive Commentary on the Quran: Comprising Sale's Translation by George Sale, Elwood Morris Wherry (1896)
"... hearing the muadhdhin, or crier, in calling to prayers, repeat this part of the usual form, ' I profess that Muhammad is the apostle of God,' said aloud ..."

3. Questions of Life, Answers of Wisdom by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.), Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (2000)
"... the five times prayer every day, such as the muadhdhin or lebbe.2 The person who kills it must be looking at its face, no matter what animal it is. ..."

4. A Comprehensive Commentary on the Quran: Comprising Sale's Translation by George Sale, Elwood Morris Wherry (1896)
"... hearing the muadhdhin, or crier, in calling to prayers, repeat this part of the usual form, ' I profess that Muhammad is the apostle of God,' said aloud ..."

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