Muslim Call To Prayer Recited At Spanish Palace For 1st Time In 500 Years
22 August 2017The video has gone
viral
A video of a Syrian man reciting the Islamic call to prayer, the adhan, in
Spain's historic Alhambra Palace has been making the rounds on social media.
In the video shared by Mouaz Al-Nass, a Saudi-born Islamic musician of Syrian
descent, Al-Nass can be seen chanting the adhan in the typical rhythmical
manner inside the palace.
According to Al-Arabiya, the palace, which was built by Muslim rulers in the
1330s, had not witnessed the Islamic call to prayer in nearly five centuries.
Al-Nass recited the full Islamic call to prayer in the palace and fortress
complex, which is located in Granada, taking spectators aback with his
performance, with many of them reaching for their phones to take photos and
videos.
Why? He felt that the walls had missed "hearing the call to Allah," Al-Nass
told Ilmfeed.
Born in Jeddah, Al-Nass is a singer and drummer who specializes in Islamic
music and holds a university degree in Management Information Systems from
Syria.
Alhambra Palace, known as Qalat Al-Hamra in Arabic in reference to its reddish
walls, was built as a military fortress by Muslim rulers of Granada towards
the end of the Muslim rule of Spain in the 1330s.
When Granada came under Christian rule in the 1490s, the palace "was known at
the time to have been a final place of refuge for artists and intellectuals,"
Al-Arabiya reports.
The palace was Al-Andalusia's last-standing stronghold before falling to the
Spanish Catholic army, after which Muslims were forced to convert to
Christianity or face torture.
Since Al-Nass first posted his video last week, it has garnered over one
million views and over 25,000 shares on Facebook, with comments pouring in:
It gave people goosebumps
Muslims are nostalgic for the glory days
"We can appreciate beauty without religious consideration"
"I applaud your courage"
But, not everyone agrees
"I don't see anything heroic in what you did. It's called Alhambra Palace not
Alhambra Mosque, so your act doesn't count as anything. Instead, people might
consider your behavior as a violation.
Just imagine if someone entered Hagia Sophia in Istanbul and rang bells and
held a mass service just because it used to be a church. He would have done so
thinking that what he is doing is heroic, just like you did.
The palace is no long ours (Muslims') just like Hagia Sophia no longer belongs
to the Romans."
"In my humble opinion, this is a provocation because this guy raised the adhan
in a palace, not a mosque. Plus, the adhan should be raised in a place with
Muslims, so that they are reminded of prayer times. Meanwhile, most of the
people in the palace are not Muslim.
The palace today is not ours (Muslims') so this behavior will be considered as
an act of provocation and disrespect and it will only add to the stigma
against Muslims."
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