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Addai
.
.
Traditional founder of the important church of Edessa in N. Mesopotamia. According to the Syriac
Doctrine of Addai
he was one of
Jesus'
seventy disciples (Luke 10. 1) and was sent by St
Thomas
to heal the local King
Abgar
.
Doctrine of Addai
he was one of
Jesus'
seventy disciples (Luke 10. 1) and was sent by St
Thomas
to heal the local King
Abgar
.
dhn.
The call to worship (
al
t
) given by the mu’adh
n (Muezzin) traditionally from the man
ra (minaret), before each of the five daily times of
al
t.
The words incorporate the
Shah
da
(profession of faith):
alt) given by the mu’adh
n (Muezzin) traditionally from the manra (minaret), before each of the five daily times ofalt.The words incorporate the
Shah
da(profession of faith):
(i)
All
(God is most great)
(ii)
Ashhadu anna l
(I bear witness there is no god but God)
(iii)
Ashhadu anna Muammadan ras
l All
(I bear witness Mu
(iv)aiya ‘al
(Come to prayer)
(v)
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