Background
He was born in Ardabil Province in a very religious family. His father Abdul Karim Moazzen Zadeh Ardabili was himself the first Moazzen to call azaan.
He was born in Ardabil Province in a very religious family. His father Abdul Karim Moazzen Zadeh Ardabili was himself the first Moazzen to call azaan.
When Sheikh Abdul Karim Moazzen Zadeh Ardabili called out to prayer (Azan), his voice was broadcast on line by radio. In 1943-1947, he carried out morning program of radio in Imam Mosque in Tehran. Rahim Moazenzadeh"s famous prayer call (Azan) is in Bayat Tork, style (it is a style in Persian music), and it was performed in no: 6 studio of radio station located in 15th Khordad square in 1955.
The Azan can still be heard from radio and television
Foreign recording this prayer call, he examined different styles but he accepted none of them. Then he selected Bayat Turk style for his calling prayer, he has always stated: "During the last years, a spiritual pride had been along with me for recording this prayer call, and this spiritual wealth is enough for me".
Moazzen Zadeh Ardabili died on 25 May 2005 in Tehran, at the age of 80.
Quotations: "During the last years, a spiritual pride had been along with me for recording this prayer call, and this spiritual wealth is enough for me".
