The Adhan is delivered from the masjid by a muezzin, who is the masjid's designated caller of prayer. During the call to prayer, the muezzin recites the following Takbir (glorification of God ...

Mosques were once a rare sight in Japan, but no longer. The latest, Masjid Istiqlal Osaka, opened in Osaka’s Nishinari Ward last year. It is housed in a former factory building.

The prayer was led by Maulana Zubayer Ahmed, imam and khatib of Kakrail Jame Mosque, from a stage on the eastern side of the foreign pilgrims' tent. The Munajat began at 12:09pm and lasted 18 minutes, ...