Müezzin mahfili

The müezzin mahfili in the Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey

The müezzin mahfili (Turkish), or in Arabic known as مكبرية (Mukabariyah) is a special raised platform in a mosque, opposite to the minbar, where the muezzin does hes duties to call for prayer and chants in response to the imam's prayers. Not all mosques have this as it is not a mandatory requirement for a mosque. Usually muezzins just call for prayer and do hes duties behind to place of the imam beside with other worshipers. Mosques which have this muezzin mehfili are mosques such as the grand mosque in Mecca (Masjid al Haram) and Masjid Nabawi.

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