My favorite instrument used to call Christians to prayer is the semantron or talanton. I never thought hitting a piece of wood could be so beautiful. Listen to it here. You can also buy a great children's book, which includes a CD, here. With an audio file you can even program the semantron to sound for the hours on your laptop or cellular phone.
I read somewhere that the use of wood became neccessary when Muslims and other tyrants forbid the use of bells.
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