The Call to Prayer: A Sensory and Melodic Exploration

⚠️Read event guidelines carefully at bottom of this page.
‼️This is a NOT a lecture on religion.

The Muslim call to prayer aka Adhan is recited from the mosque five times a day on most days and traditionally from a mosque's minaret. While it has a religious purpose, it also has a very profound impact to the ear, whether a person is a Muslim or not. Like many sounds, and forms of arts in all religions, the Islamic call to prayer is extremely powerful and almighty. How does it sound to the ear of someone who has never heard it and what does it envoke in those who grew up with it? How did the call to prayer come to life and what is the story behind it? Join to find out. How does a religious sound impact our mind and brain? Can we appreciate religious sounds, music and art purely for aesthetics and melody, or must we be practicing that religion? Agenda: Very short presentation Protected content of listening to Azan from around the world + discussion after.

Guidelines

📌This event is NOT about Islam's analysis/criticism. It's a musical study of the call to prayer and its impact.

📌Later comers later than 5 minutes past start time will not be admitted.

📌 You are required to 'Raise' your hand in Zoom to speak and maximum of 3 minutes.

📌Do not write on event wall to express views. Come to event.

📌If your name in Zoom does not match with IN, you will not be admitted.

🚫Rudeness, micro aggressions and Islamophobic comments will result in instant removal from event.