The mosque is served by an imam and a muezzin. The muezzin recites the answers to the prayers of the Imam where applicable. A caller (Muezzin in Arabic) chants aloud in from a raised place in the mosque. The first imam and the muezzin at the Bajrakli Mosque were appointed in 1868. Maulana Abdul Rahim Dard and its first "muezzin" (caller to prayer) was Mr Bilal Nuttall. He later worked as the muezzin at the mosque. It was written for SATB chorus with soloists (soprano and muezzin) and a symphonic orchestra. The institution of the muezzin has existed since the time of [[Muhammad]]. Born in Saudi Arabia, Nami had served as a muezzin and was a college student. Due to his beautiful voice, he is also the Muezzin of the people in heaven. Muezzin (the word is pronounced this way in Turkish, Urdu, etc. In [[Turkey]] there is an annual competition to find the country's best muezzin.