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Kate and Jason explore the art of the call to prayer with a muezzin who's performed it in iconic music venues. Plus a MasterChef winner tells us why cooking can be like a prayer!

Ahead of Eid-al-Fitr. Reverend Kate Bottley and Jason Mohammad explore some of the fascinating ways Muslims find moments of calm and deep spiritual connection at such an important time.

Saliha Mahmood-Ahmed wowed the MasterChef judges with tantalisingly clever flavours to be crowned champion in 2017. She tells us why she believes cooking is spiritual and reveals the fascinating history behind one the world's most popular Eid dishes!

Hassen Rasool is a muezzin and has performed the Islamic call to prayer in some of the UK's most iconic spaces including the Royal Albert Hall, the gardens of Westminster Abbey and on national TV. He tells Kate and Jason about the art of the adhan, and how he feels performing it.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 9 May 2021 06:05

Music Played

  • Marc Almond

    Like A Prayer

    • Ruby Trax The NME's Roaring Forty CD2.
    • New Musical Express.
    • 10.
  • Yusuf

    Maybe There's A World

  • Kool & the Gang

    Celebration

Broadcast

  • Sun 9 May 2021 06:05