A Very Comforting Sound

This is probably the main sound associated with the muslim world and I originally would be woken up (and still do at times) at sunrise (around 3-3.30am), then again 20 minutes later, then 6.30am and again 20 mins later, then 11.30am and so on for 6 times aday. I also didn't think I'd ever get used to it, but I have and not only that I have grown so accustomed to the, now, familiar and hauntingly beautiful 'call to prayer' that I really do find it rather relaxing and find it a rather comforting sound now.

When we are away from Saudi I even find I miss it ... which is how I felt on a recent trip to Bahrain and couldn't wait to get back to Saudi and back to wearing the abaya and hearing the call to prayer. Oh dear a long cry from the early days, even though now its getting unbearably hot in the abaya (yesterday it hit around 118 o/F walking around the town) and again today its around 118o/F

Anyway listen for yourself, its only a few seconds worth, a very short snippet to show just how much a part of daily life it is and also how loud it is. There is me, my husband and my son and we are all talking but our voices are drowned out by the 'call to prayer'. Bare in mind that this is just one mosque loud speaker at the end of the prayer time, its even louder when they're all going.

EAP: There are much better recordings of the call to prayer which you can find on 'You Tube' but this is a short personalised clip.