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A mueddin chanting the call to prayer from a gallery of the minaret of 'Isa (Jesus)

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A mueddin chanting the call to prayer from a gallery of the minaret of 'Isa (Jesus)

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A mueddin chanting the call to prayer from a gallery of the minaret of 'Isa (Jesus)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Islam

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1881
Topics
Jāmiʻ al-Umawī al-Kabīr (Damascus, Syria)
Minarets -- Syria -- Damascus
Mosques -- Syria -- Damascus
Islam
Muezzins -- Syria -- Damascus
Muslims -- Clothing & dress -- Syria -- Damascus
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Notes
Content: "This minaret (on the summit which Moslem tradition says that Jesus will appear on the Judgment Day) is at the south-east corner of the Great Mosque, Damascus, and is two hundred and fifty feet in height. The beautiful octagonal minaret at the south-west corner is called El Gharbîyeh. A third minaret, not shown in this illustration, is called El'Arûs (the Bride)."--printed on border.
Source note: Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt : with numerous engravings on steel and wood. (New York : Appleton, 1881-1884) Wilson, Charles William, Sir (1836-1905), Editor. Woodward, John Douglas (1846-1924), Artist. Fenn, Harry (1838-1911), Artist.
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17959811
Barcode: 33333159482534
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 21512000-c556-012f-8323-58d385a7bc34
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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  • 1881: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The New York Public Library. "A mueddin chanting the call to prayer from a gallery of the minaret of 'Isa (Jesus)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1881. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3813-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. "A mueddin chanting the call to prayer from a gallery of the minaret of 'Isa (Jesus)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3813-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. (1881). A mueddin chanting the call to prayer from a gallery of the minaret of 'Isa (Jesus) Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3813-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3813-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) A mueddin chanting the call to prayer from a gallery of the minaret of 'Isa (Jesus), (1881) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

A mueddin chanting the call to prayer from a gallery of the minaret of 'Isa (Jesus)