Difference between revisions of "Call to prayer (adhan)"
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| − | + | God is greater (4x)<br> | |
| − | God is greater ( | + | I testify that there is no deity but God (2x)<br> |
| − | I testify that there is no deity but God | + | I testify that Muhammad is the messenger of God (2x)<br> |
| − | + | Come to prayer! (2x) <br> | |
| − | + | Come to salvation! (2x) <br> | |
| − | I testify that Muhammad is the messenger of God<br> | + | Prayer is better than sleep. (2x) +<br> |
| − | Come to prayer! | ||
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| − | Come to salvation!<br> | ||
| − | Prayer is better than sleep. | ||
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God is greater (2x)<br> | God is greater (2x)<br> | ||
There is no deity but God. | There is no deity but God. | ||
Revision as of 12:09, 27 September 2007
The adhan is the call to prayer, established in the early Medinan community. The first performer was the Prophet’s Ethiopian muezzin Bilal ibn Rabah.
The text:
Allahu akbar Allahu akbar
Allahu akbar Allahu akbar
Ashhadu an la ilaha illa Allah
Ashhadu an la ilaha illa Allah
Ashhadu anna Muhammad rasul Allah
Ashhadu anna Muhammad rasul Allah
Hayya ‘ala al-salah
Hayya ‘ala al-salah
Hayya ‘ala al-falah
Hayya ‘ala al-falah
al-salatu khayrun min al-nawm+
al-salatu khayrun min al-nawm+
Allahu akbar Allahu akbar
la ilaha illa Allah
The meaning:
God is greater (4x)
I testify that there is no deity but God (2x)
I testify that Muhammad is the messenger of God (2x)
Come to prayer! (2x)
Come to salvation! (2x)
Prayer is better than sleep. (2x) +
God is greater (2x)
There is no deity but God.
+performed at dawn prayer only
The call to prayer in Medina, performed by Muhammad Hakim
The call to prayer, with Islamic images, performed by Kuwaiti Shaykh Mashari Rashid
