Muslims offer their prayers five times a day. The prayer time is spaced evenly throughout the day so that one should always remember Allah and seek forgiveness. The five prayers are Fajar (Morning prayer), Zohar (Noon prayer), Asar (After noon prayer), Maghrib (Evening prayer) and Esha (Night Prayer).These prayers are also called Salat or Namaz in the Muslim native languages. Salat is carried out in congregation and before that adhan is said loudly from the minaret. Adhan act as a Salat reminder initiated from the mosque to every Muslim nearby. The loud speakers connected with microphone are usually used to broadcast the Azan in most of the world. In some places of US and UK and European countries there is restriction on using microphone. The first Adhan of Islam is called by Bilal Ibn Rabah or Bilal Ibn al-Habashi. He had loud clear and exquisite voice and chosen by prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as first Muazzin(The man who call the Adhan is called muazzin) of Islam. Bilal was born slave his father was also a slave. He has no other option other than doing slavery. His owner name is Umayyah IbnKhalaf. Ummayah was against Islam and when Bilal embrace Islam he start punishing Bilal to extreme level but he stayed determinant on Islam and finally got released after paying high price to his owner by Abu Bakar Sadeeq.
Bilal stop saying Adhan after the death of Prophet Muhammad (P-B-U-H) as he love the prophet so much.
What is Adhan?
The Adhan is really simple and short. Below you can see the complete script of Adhan with the English Translation.
Bilal stop saying Adhan after the death of Prophet Muhammad (P-B-U-H) as he love the prophet so much.
What is Adhan?
The Adhan is really simple and short. Below you can see the complete script of Adhan with the English Translation.
Allahu Akbar
God is Great
(said four times)
Ashhadu an la ilaha illa Allah
I bear witness that there is no god except the One God.
(said two times)
Ashadu anna Muhammadan Rasool Allah
I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of God.
(said two times)
Hayya 'ala-s-Salah
Hurry to the prayer (Rise up for prayer)
(said two times)
Hayya 'ala-l-Falah
Hurry to success (Rise up for Salvation)
(said two times)
Allahu Akbar
God is Great
[said two times]
La ilaha illa Allah
There is no god except the One God
For the pre-dawn (fajr) prayer, the following phrase is inserted after the Hayya 'ala-l-Falah.