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For the Muezzin: Break the Fast or Call the Maghrib Prayer First?

| | Source: REPUBLIKA Translated from Indonesian | Anthropology
For the Muezzin: Break the Fast or Call the Maghrib Prayer First?
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The maghrib call to prayer serves as the marker for Muslims that the sun has set. It is at that moment that those who are fasting may break their fast. It is no surprise that the maghrib call to prayer is eagerly awaited as a signal to begin the iftar meal.

However, for a muezzin — the person tasked with calling the faithful to prayer — a dilemma arises: should they break their fast first, or perform the call to prayer before eating?

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