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To: MSI who wrote (62383)	12/19/2002 9:55:51 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) of 281500

Faithful Dog Dog joins in calls for prayers A stray dog in India responds to Muslim calls for prayers five times a day. Socksy, a black mongrel, runs towards the Memon Mosque when the muezzin calls out the faithful for azaan, and begins to wail in tune. The Mid-day newspaper reports that locals at Lonavala, near Bombay, say the dog has not missed a single prayer in the last nine years. Alka Bhandurkar, a female resident, said: "She is extremely alert. She stops baying exactly at the same time the azaan stops." Yunus Sayyed, a cleric who sometimes leads prayers at the mosque, said: "If there is a slight mistake in the azaan, Socksy stops baying and resumes seconds later. I have noticed it clearly. It is almost like she understands what is said." A G Khan, the chief cleric of the mosque, believes Socksy's wailing is a form of admonishment to Muslims who skip their prayers. He said: "Her cries are like a sign to them." Another local Raju Shivkar said: "When the azaan is recited the devils run away. Seeing them Socksy begins to wail." ananova.com

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