The read call to prayer confused the village, and those who saw it fled, thinking it was a ghost.

16.04.2025 18:12

In Konya Meram, the situation became chaotic when two children had their feuding neighbors read their funeral prayer. 28-year-old Uğur Şan, who was shocked to learn that his funeral prayer was being recited while he was still alive, said, "My relatives came to the house because they thought I was dead. When I went outside and said, 'I’m not dead,' everyone backed away as if they had seen a ghost."

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Two children aged 13-14, who came to the Ramazan Bahçeci Mosque located in the Meram district of Konya, handed a paper to the imam to announce the death of 28-year-old Uğur Şan and to read the call to prayer (sela) in his name.

RELATIVES RUSHED TO HIS HOUSE

The imam on duty at the mosque announced Uğur Şan's name after reading the call to prayer based on the information provided by the children. Relatives and neighborhood residents who heard the name during the call to prayer went to Uğur Şan's house. When they saw Şan approaching them in front of his house, they could not hide their astonishment at the crowd.

HE REALIZED THE TRUTH AFTER WATCHING THE SECURITY CAMERAS

Uğur Şan, who told the gathered crowd, "I am not dead," went to the mosque to get information from the imam. After watching the mosque's security cameras, Şan identified that the children who provided the death information were relatives of people with whom he had a feud over a motorcycle issue, and he went to the police to file a complaint. Following the investigation, 13-year-old A.T. and 14-year-old Y.K. were apprehended. After their statements were taken, the children were released after legal proceedings were initiated against them.

"I DID NOT RISE FROM THE DEAD, FRIENDS"

Uğur Şan, who explained that his own call to prayer was read in the neighborhood, said, "They had the call to prayer read in the neighborhood mosque, claiming I was dead. I am not dead, I am standing. Damn that enemy who could not kill me. My parents are sick, my father has heart disease. My neighbors rushed to our house, all came here thinking I was dead. When I came out and said 'I am not dead,' they were shocked. They all ran back as if they had seen a ghost. I did not rise from the dead, friends, I am not dead," he said.

THEY FAINTED

Şan explained that his relatives fainted upon hearing the call to prayer, saying, "My neighbors, my mother, my father, and my relatives became ill and fainted. My wife had to go to the hospital; there was a lot of gossip about me being dead. My grandmother was upset. This cannot be allowed. I want the state to ensure my safety. My life is in danger. I want my life to be protected. This will end badly. What does it mean to read the call to prayer for a living person? Is there a call to prayer for a living person? I am standing, I am not dead. No one can kill me except for God. No human has the power to do that.

"MY PHONE DID NOT STOP RINGING"

This is the first time this has happened to me, to have a call to prayer read for me claiming I am dead. I am seeking refuge in the state. I have no blood feud or enmity with anyone. They harbor enmity towards me. My family and relatives are really in a bad situation. It has become terrible. There is no such thing. Is there a call to prayer for a living person? All my friends at work are calling me. My phone does not stop ringing; all my relatives came to my house. Most of them fainted and were taken to the hospital. Who will take responsibility for this? I want the state to keep these people away from me. I am filing a criminal complaint against them; I am complaining from start to finish. I want these people to be punished," he said.

"MY HEART WAS CLAMPED, I WAS GOING TO DIE"

Grandmother Fatma Şan, who fainted upon hearing her grandson Uğur Şan's call to prayer, said, "It was around 1:30 or 2 on the day of the incident. We were sitting, we thought we were strangers. When they said Haydar's son Uğur Şan has passed away, my peace was gone, my heart was clamped there, I was going to die, they revived me with water. When they said my child, Haydar's son Uğur Şan is dead, my jaw locked, I have heart disease, my children splashed water on my face to revive me. I will pursue this to the end," she said.