Minaret - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Minaret - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Bloom, Jonathan M.

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1062722
Doc. NO	:	ALei3119
Main Entry	:	Bloom, Jonathan M.
Title & Author	:	Minaret - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Bloom, Jonathan M.
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(2,699 words)
Abstract	:	The minaret is a tall, often slender tower attached to a mosque, ostensibly to provide an elevated place from which the muezzin (muʾaddhin) gives the call to prayer (adhān) . Along with the dome, the minaret is the most visible marker of the presence of Islam in a place, giving a characteristic “Islamic” appearance to the skylines of such cities as Cairo and Istanbul. Yet the earliest mosques had no minarets, and there is some debate as to when and where the feature was first introduced. Minarets can be of virtually
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei3119.pdf