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Moona Khan says every time she hears the call for prayer playing from the speakers at her mosque, her heart sings and she’s happy the tradition is finally being accepted in Canada.
The woman from Edmonton says the call, known as the
Athaan or
Azaan, is usually recited in Muslim countries five times a day and invites congregants to not only pray, but to join their community in goodness.
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By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on April 19, 2021.
Asad Behrawa performs a Muslim call to prayer over a loudspeaker at the Rahma Mosque west of Edmonton on Thursday, April 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
EDMONTON – Moona Khan says every time she hears the call for prayer playing from the speakers at her mosque, her heart sings and she’s happy the tradition is finally being accepted in Canada.
The woman from Edmonton says the call, known as the “Athaan” or “Azaan,” is usually recited in Muslim countries five times a day and invites congregants to not only pray, but to join their community in goodness.
Moona Khan says every time she hears the call for prayer playing from the speakers at her mosque, her heart sings and she s happy the tradition is finally being accepted in Canada.
Fakiha Baig
Asad Behrawa performs a Muslim call to prayer over a loudspeaker at the Rahma Mosque west of Edmonton on Thursday, April 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson April 19, 2021 - 1:00 AM
EDMONTON - Moona Khan says every time she hears the call for prayer playing from the speakers at her mosque, her heart sings and she s happy the tradition is finally being accepted in Canada.
The woman from Edmonton says the call, known as the Athaan or Azaan, is usually recited in Muslim countries five times a day and invites congregants to not only pray, but to join their community in goodness.
EDMONTON Moona Khan says every time she hears the call for prayer playing from the speakers at her mosque, her heart sings and she s happy the tradition is finally being accepted in Canada. The woman from Edmonton says the call, known as the “Athaan” or “Azaan,” is usually recited in Muslim countries five times a day and invites congregants to not only pray, but to join their community in goodness. “To be able to hear it live like that . it goes deep within my soul. You really (feel) like you belong, like you know your traditions are now being accepted and being celebrated here,” Khan says.