The call to Prayer [Adhar / Azan]
The adhan is the world's only non-stop call that acknowledges the sovereignry of The true God and urges mankind to hasten to worship Him.
Islam's call to preyer or adhan (azan) is unique in that it is an orel call.
Others beat drum, blow horns, ring bells or put up notices.
Adhan is a call to the Believers to hasten to worship Allah The Exalted.
The 15 lines recited loudly i adhan are:
1: Allah is Greatest (4 times), 2: I testify that there is no god to be worshipped except Allah (twice)
3: I testify that Muhammad is His final Messenger (twice)
4: Come to Prayer (twice)
5: Come to Success (twice) Prayer is better than sleep (twice - this call is for the dawn Prayer only)
6: Allah is Greatest (twice), 7: There is no god to be worshipped except Allah (once).
The adhan combines both the Testimony of Faith in Islam that identifies the Believers from others as well as an inspirational call to achieve success in this world and the Hereafter through prayer.
The Caller to Prayer or mu'azzin must be in wudhu or a state of purity for prayer, and face the Qiblah (the direction of the, The Sacred Mosque in Makkah).
The mu'azzin places his two fingers in his two ears to raise the loudness of his voice.
The use of amplifiers in many mosques has removed the need to make the Call loudly.
The mu'azzin truns to his right when reciting, "Come to Prayer" and to his left when reciting, "Come to Success," and pauses after each line of the adhan.
The adhan is recited in Arabic, which makes it easy for Muslims to recognize it in all places in the world.
The playing of audio or video recordings of adhan is accepted as a way of reminding the time of prayer but not as a substitute for the actual adhan by the mu'azzin.
In some places, the mu'azzin receives training in the art of reciting the adhan.
Many have accepted Islam after listening to the message of the adhan and the inspirational melody of the adhan.
Though the adhan is a call to the prayer in congregation, Muslims staying in locations where it cannot be heard or praying alone recite the adhan themselves before the prayer.
It is the religious duty of the Believers to respond to the adhan by stopping all things that may impede others from hearing the adhan.
Muslims repeat softly the lines in 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7 of the adhan immediately after the mu'azzin has completed each of the two lines in 4, and 5, respectively.
They recite softly, "you said the truth and you did good," immediately after the mu'azzin has completed each time the special recitation for the dawn prayer.
At the end of adhan, du'a or supplication is made which consits of the following: "O Allah, Lord of this complete call and Prayer of ours, grant Muhammad the right of intercession and the highest position, and raise him to the praiseworthy place that You have promised him and bestow on him the right of intercession on the Day of Resurrection, for you do not fail in Your promise." [Bukhari]
After allowing a few minutes for Muslims to complete the tasks at hand, the second call to prayer or iqamah is made to call the gathering to parayer in a lower voice than that for the adhan.
The iqamah is a shortened version of adhan. In iqamah, after the "Come to success," call, the mu'azzin recites twice, "prayer has begun. "The musallis (persons performing the prayer) reply, "My Allah establish it and make it permanent."
The calle of iqamah must also also face The Sacred Mosque. It is recited at a faster pace than the adhan. The person who recites it need not be the same person who recites the adhan.
The adhan is a communal obligation (fard kifayah) in that in all places where regular parayer is established, Muslims have to appoint a person to do it properly at the appropriate times.
There are two adhan for the Friday congregational prayer. The second adhan is recited before the Imam addresses the gathering.
As the times for the five daily obligatory prayers vary within and between time zones, there is never a moment on our palanet whe the adhan is not being recited, as the end of adhan is one place is the beginning of adhan in another place.
The adhan is the world's only non-stop call that acknowledges the sovereignty of The One True God and urges mankind to hasten to worship Him.
When the proclamation that "Allah is Greatest" is sincerely felt in the heart, it reinforces the Belivers's resolve to live by His Commands.
The Noble Qur'aan and the authentic traditions of Allah's final Messenger (Peace be upon him) are their guides in their return journey to Allah The Exalteted.
The adhan is a revolutionary proclamation that soveregnty rests with Allah Alone.
Allah knows best.
The adhan is the world's only non-stop call that acknowledges the sovereignry of The true God and urges mankind to hasten to worship Him.
Islam's call to preyer or adhan (azan) is unique in that it is an orel call.
Others beat drum, blow horns, ring bells or put up notices.
Adhan is a call to the Believers to hasten to worship Allah The Exalted.
The 15 lines recited loudly i adhan are:
1: Allah is Greatest (4 times), 2: I testify that there is no god to be worshipped except Allah (twice)
3: I testify that Muhammad is His final Messenger (twice)
4: Come to Prayer (twice)
5: Come to Success (twice) Prayer is better than sleep (twice - this call is for the dawn Prayer only)
6: Allah is Greatest (twice), 7: There is no god to be worshipped except Allah (once).
The adhan combines both the Testimony of Faith in Islam that identifies the Believers from others as well as an inspirational call to achieve success in this world and the Hereafter through prayer.
The Caller to Prayer or mu'azzin must be in wudhu or a state of purity for prayer, and face the Qiblah (the direction of the, The Sacred Mosque in Makkah).
The mu'azzin places his two fingers in his two ears to raise the loudness of his voice.
The use of amplifiers in many mosques has removed the need to make the Call loudly.
The mu'azzin truns to his right when reciting, "Come to Prayer" and to his left when reciting, "Come to Success," and pauses after each line of the adhan.
The adhan is recited in Arabic, which makes it easy for Muslims to recognize it in all places in the world.
The playing of audio or video recordings of adhan is accepted as a way of reminding the time of prayer but not as a substitute for the actual adhan by the mu'azzin.
In some places, the mu'azzin receives training in the art of reciting the adhan.
Many have accepted Islam after listening to the message of the adhan and the inspirational melody of the adhan.
Though the adhan is a call to the prayer in congregation, Muslims staying in locations where it cannot be heard or praying alone recite the adhan themselves before the prayer.
It is the religious duty of the Believers to respond to the adhan by stopping all things that may impede others from hearing the adhan.
Muslims repeat softly the lines in 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7 of the adhan immediately after the mu'azzin has completed each of the two lines in 4, and 5, respectively.
They recite softly, "you said the truth and you did good," immediately after the mu'azzin has completed each time the special recitation for the dawn prayer.
At the end of adhan, du'a or supplication is made which consits of the following: "O Allah, Lord of this complete call and Prayer of ours, grant Muhammad the right of intercession and the highest position, and raise him to the praiseworthy place that You have promised him and bestow on him the right of intercession on the Day of Resurrection, for you do not fail in Your promise." [Bukhari]
After allowing a few minutes for Muslims to complete the tasks at hand, the second call to prayer or iqamah is made to call the gathering to parayer in a lower voice than that for the adhan.
The iqamah is a shortened version of adhan. In iqamah, after the "Come to success," call, the mu'azzin recites twice, "prayer has begun. "The musallis (persons performing the prayer) reply, "My Allah establish it and make it permanent."
The calle of iqamah must also also face The Sacred Mosque. It is recited at a faster pace than the adhan. The person who recites it need not be the same person who recites the adhan.
The adhan is a communal obligation (fard kifayah) in that in all places where regular parayer is established, Muslims have to appoint a person to do it properly at the appropriate times.
There are two adhan for the Friday congregational prayer. The second adhan is recited before the Imam addresses the gathering.
As the times for the five daily obligatory prayers vary within and between time zones, there is never a moment on our palanet whe the adhan is not being recited, as the end of adhan is one place is the beginning of adhan in another place.
The adhan is the world's only non-stop call that acknowledges the sovereignty of The One True God and urges mankind to hasten to worship Him.
When the proclamation that "Allah is Greatest" is sincerely felt in the heart, it reinforces the Belivers's resolve to live by His Commands.
The Noble Qur'aan and the authentic traditions of Allah's final Messenger (Peace be upon him) are their guides in their return journey to Allah The Exalteted.
The adhan is a revolutionary proclamation that soveregnty rests with Allah Alone.
Allah knows best.
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