The adhan tells people that the time for prayer has started. When the congregation has assembled for prayer, the iqamah tells the congregation that the actual prayer is about to begin. The iquama uses the words "Qad qamma tis-salah, Qad qamma tis-salah" which means that it is time to pray.
4x *الله أكبرAllahu AkbarGod is the greatest2xأشهد أن لا اله إلا اللهAsh-had Anna lah ilaha illallahI bear witness that there is no deity except God2xأشهد أن محمدا رسول اللهAsh-hadu Anna Muħammadar rasulullahI bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of God2xحي على الصلاةHayya 'ala-salattMake haste towards worship2xحي على الفلاحHayya 'ala 'l-falahCome to the true success2x **الصلاة خير من النومAl-salatu khayru min an-nawmPrayer is better than sleep **2xالله أكبرAllāhu akbarGod is the greatest1xلا إله إلا اللهLa ilaha illallahThere is no deity except God4x *الله أكبرAllahu AkbarGod is the greatest2xأشهد أن لا اله إلا اللهAsh-had Anna lah ilaha illallahI bear witness that there is no deity except God2xأشهد أن محمدا رسول اللهAsh-hadu Anna Muħammadar rasulullahI bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of God2xحي على الصلاةHayya 'ala-salattMake haste towards worship2xحي على الفلاحHayya 'ala 'l-falahCome to the true success2x **الصلاة خير من النومAl-salatu khayru min an-nawmPrayer is better than sleep **2xالله أكبرAllāhu akbarGod is the greatest1xلا إله إلا اللهLa ilaha illallahThere is no deity except GodMuslims Are called to prayer by the Adhaan
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The adhan is the call to prayer itself, and the person who calls it is called the muadhan.
The following is the Arabic transliteration and the English translation of what you hear:
Allahu Akbar
Allah is Great
(said four times)
Ashhadu an la ilaha illa Allah
I bear witness that there is no god except the One God (Allah).
(said two times)
Ashadu Anna Muhammadan Rasool Allah
I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.
(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
Allah is Great
[said two times]
La ilaha illa Allah
There is no god except the One God (Allah)
For the pre-dawn (fajr) prayer, the following phrase is inserted after the fifth part above, towards the end:
As-salatu Khayrun Minan-nawm
Prayer is better than sleep
(said two times)
To hear what the adhan sounds like, please visit one of the audio links to the top right.
Muslims are called to prayer but the Athan, there is a man in every mosque who recites the athan for every prayer time, they do this to remind the Muslims its time for prayer and it happens 5 times a day, every day.
To get the prayer times in a non-Islamic country which does not have the athan, you may need to find an Islamic calendar online which has your country in it.
The Muslim call to prayer (Salat) is called in Arabic Athan or Azan.
It is called Azaan or Athan
It is called a Salah.
Athan.
Athaan
The Call to Prayer is associated with various religions as it is often the means to let people know it is prayer time. In Christianity the church bells are the call to prayer and for Jews, it is the shofar, which is a horn that is blown.
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A prayer call is to tell us that the pray is coming. Second though prayer call is the light of heart for human. The pray its self is to call human to come close to God (Allah). To hear this prayer call, he or she listen its carefully and understand it, they will know that some one watch them. They is Allah.
A minaret is a prayer tower, where the call to prayer is broadcast.
The chazan.See also:More about Jewish prayer
The person who makes the call to prayer is called the mu'azzin.
Announcement or Call To Prayer
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A call to prayer is a public proclamation, which is made five times a day in Muslim societies to mark out the ordained occasions for worship in mosques.
The tower was used as a high place to call for prayer. Muslims pray 5 times a day, and the call for prayer was made so as to announce the time for prayers. It is now modernised with loud speakers and the call for prayer is made from inside the mosque.
In English you call him: leader of the mosque. But in Arabic you call him: Imam ul-masjid. However, most people just call him : Imam.