Some are ask how this differs from Sunday morning church bells. The difference is it happens every damn day.
Jews pray 3 times a day with no bells, no noise.
Christians pray on Sunday only, no? Church bells can ring every hour but there is no wailing, bellyaching, moaning, groaning call to prayer the way the Muslims do it. It is a pain in the arse and keeps non-Muslims up all night and day...besides which, traditionally, the Muslims in Israel use their mosques as ammo dumps or sniper posts...
Also, church bells are melodious and meant to soothe as they summon worshipers. In the Old City of Jerusalem, they are part of the daily rhythm. What a muezzin call basically is is one loud, angry bellow, made especially loud on Jewish holidays here in Israel. You have no concept of it unless you’ve heard the Muezzin in Hevron on Yom Kipur. Its purpose is to intimidate, drown out and dominate. They do it first thing at 4 am, and at midday, afternoon, sunset and 90 minutes after sunset. It’s always obnoxious, and only occasionally musical.
It is also different in that the musdog call to prayer is EXTREMELY unbelievably loud. The do it 5 times a day including the middle of the night.
Call to prayer 5 times per day.
35 times per week? (Friday may be different)
Doesn’t it happen several times a day, and much louder than Church bells?
Multiple times a day, also.