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Soon thereafter the Prophet [s]
migrated to Madinah. Now that he
was in Madinah, the most important
task was to build a masjid for the
worship of Allah alone.
After the masjid was completed, the
Prophet and his Sahaba, his
Companions, began to discuss the
best way of calling the Muslims to
salah.
One of the Companions suggested,
“
We should hoist a flag at the time
of prayer, so when the people see it
they will come for salah.
”
But this idea did not please the
Prophet.
Someone else said, “
We should
light a fire - everyone will easily see
it and come for salah
.”
But someone called out, “
That is the
custom of the Magians, the fire wor-
shippers.
”
