islamic music comes in the form of prayers (in arabic, prayer is "salah)" that occur five times a day. these prayers are conducted by facing mecca and having both knees to the ground bowing and reciting these prayers and usually are recitations of the islamic holy word the quran. these prayers occur of the day and connect the muslim people through a series of melodic prayers that often become amplified through the city. in islam the implication of prayer and in this case the "salah" is for ritual since it is believed to be the direct word of god that shall be performed as a collective, as well as individually.