Calling for Prayer at Haram Sharif, Makkah 🤲 Kabah🕋 Adhan🕌 மக்கா காபா பள்ளியின் பாங்கு
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- The Arabic word adhan means "to listen." The ritual serves as a general statement of shared belief and faith for Muslims, as well as an alert that prayers are about to begin inside the mosque. A second call, known as iqama, then summons Muslims to line up for the beginning of the prayers.
Arabic transliteration of the adhan is as follows:
Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar!
Ashhadu an la ilaha illa Allah. Ashhadu an la ilaha illa Allah.
Ashadu anna Muhammadan Rasool Allah. Ashadu anna Muhammadan Rasool Allah.
Hayya 'ala-s-Salah. Hayya 'ala-s-Salah.
Hayya 'ala-l-Falah. Hayya 'ala-l-Falah.
Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar!
La ilaha illa Allah.
The English translation of the adhan is:
God is Great! God is Great! God is Great! God is Great!
I bear witness that there is no god except the One God.
I bear witness that there is no god except the One God.
I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of God.
I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of God.
Hurry to the prayer. Hurry to the prayer.
Hurry to salvation. Hurry to salvation.
God is Great! God is Great!
There is no god except the One God.
For the pre-dawn (fajr) prayer, the following phrase is inserted prior to the final repetition of Allahu Akbar / God is Great:
As-salatu Khayrun Minan-nawm. As-salatu Khayrun Minan-nawm.
Prayer is better than sleep. Prayer is better than sleep.
The call to prayer explained One of the most distinctive soundscapes associated with travel in the Islamic world is the call to prayer (adhan), recited five times each day. While in some places the call is subtle, in others it is a central part of daily life and can be heard echoing throughout city streets.
Minaret as broadcast tower
Historically, tower-like minarets - which most likely first came into use in the early- to mid-8th century under the Baghdad-based Abbasid caliphate (750-1258) - were used by the mosque’s muezzins as tall platforms from which to call believers to prayer and announce the central tenet of the Islamic faith to non-believers. Today, however, a muezzin (or imam) typically recites the call into a microphone in the main prayer hall, where it is then broadcast through loudspeakers installed on the minarets.
Five times a day
It is helpful to be familiar with the five daily prayer (salat) times:
Fajr : Dawn (the first appearance of light on the eastern horizon).
Zuhr : (aka Dhuhr) When the sun begins to descend after reaching its highest point in the sky. The most important prayer of the week, Friday prayer, occurs at this time.
Asr : When the sun reaches the midpoint of its descent, marking the point between zuhr and maghrib.
Maghrib : Sunset. Keep in mind, since an Islamic day starts at sunset, this is technically the first prayer of the day.
Isha : When the sun’s light disappears from the western sky (the onset of nighttime).
The muezzin (or muadhan) is a position of honor within the mosque. He is considered a servant of the mosque, selected for his good character and clear, loud voice. As he recites the adhan, the muezzin usually faces the Ka'aba in Mecca, although other traditions have the muezzin face all four cardinal directions in turn. The institution of the muezzin position is a long-standing tradition, dating back to the time of Muhammad.
Muezzins with exceptionally beautiful voices sometimes achieve minor celebrity status, with worshipers traveling great distances to their mosques in order to hear their renditions of the adhan.