Adhan أَذَان
The call to prayer announcing that the time of an obligatory prayer has begun.
- Arabic
- أَذَان
- Transliteration
- Adhan
- Meaning
- Call to prayer
- Topic
- Worship & practice
About Adhan
The adhan is called out by a muadhdhin, often from a minaret, and it begins with the words Allahu Akbar. Muslims who hear it often repeat its words and then make a supplication. The adhan is different from the iqamah, which is called just before the congregational prayer begins.
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