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Written by dislam
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Sunday, 05 February 2006 |
The adhan calls Muslims to prayer. Although it consists of few words, it covers the essentials of faith, expresses Islamic practices, is a form of worship, and one of Islam’s collective symbols that shows that the place in which it is made is a Muslim land. It is made at the beginning of each prescribed prayer’s time, and should be made by the man who can perform it in the best way possible. Even if one is performing the prayer alone, he or she is strongly advised to make it before beginning to pray.
The words of adhan are as follows:
Allahu akbar (God is the Greatest): 4 times.
Ashhadu an la ilaha illa’llah (I bear witness that there is no deity but God): twice.
Ashhadu anna Muhammadan Rasululu’llah (I bear witness that Muhammad is God’s Messenger); twice.
Hayya ‘ala’s-salah (Come on, to prayer): twice.
Hayya ‘ala’l-falah (Come on, to salvation): twice.
Allahu akbar (God is the Greatest): twice.
La ilaha illa’llah (I bear witness that there is no deity but God): once.
The adhan for the dawn (early morning) prayer includes as-salatu khayrun mina’n-nawm (Prayer is better than sleep [twice]) after hayya ‘ala’l-falah (Come on, to salvation). God’s Messenger highly recommends that we pray after making the adhan.
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