one of the daily five obligatory prayers where a devout Muslim turns toward Mecca to pray, which Sunnis regard as the second Pillar of Islam. Friday is the Muslim Sabbath; the men go to the mosque (a place of worship for followers of Islam) for prayer when they hear the haunting call of the muezzin from the minaret (a tower) of the mosque. “The muezzin is the servant of the mosque and is chosen for his good character. He stands either at the door or side of a small mosque or on the minaret (manara)