call to prayer

Both Sunni and Shia Muslims agree that Muhammad specifically taught Bilal the Adhan, the Muslim call to prayer, because of his deep clear voice. This made Bilal the first Muezzin (caller to prayer) of Islam. Bilal ibn Rabah died either in the year 638 AD or 642 AD at the approximate age of 63.

The Adhan: The Islamic Call to Prayer. Huda is an educator, school administrator, and author who has more than two decades of experience researching and writing about Islam online. In Islamic tradition, Muslims are called to the five scheduled daily prayers (salat) by a formal announcement, called the adhan.

Begun in the time of Muhammad, the tradition of the adhan dates back to the seventh century. One muezzin begins the call, another joins several seconds later from a neighboring mosque, and then another, until the echoing of their diverse voices envelops the entire 83 square mile city.

Saudi Arabia has directed mosques to only use loudspeakers for Azan (the call to prayer) and the Iqamat (which is the second call for communal prayer).

When the Muazzin says: ‘As-salatu Khayrun minan-nawm’ (prayer is better than sleep) in Azan for the Fajr prayer, we should response: ‘Sadakta wa Bararta’ (you have spoken the truth and done a good deed). One who respond to Muazzin like this, he will enter paradise.

Pronounce it “ash-hadu ana Mu-ha-mud-ar rah-sool all-ah”. Call Hayya ‘alasalah (حي على الصلاة) twice. This means, “Come to prayer.” Pronounce it “hey-ah-‘alas sal-ah”. Say Hayya ‘alal falah (حي على الفلاح) two times.

Total Number of words made out of Azan = 5.

The azan is the commencement of prayers time if you are alone or in a jamath it’s not impossible to say your salat, you should recite the azan then the iqamat and then say your prayers, provided the time has commenced, otherwise your prayers are not valid they would become nafl prayers of the previous time.

There are also differences in the Athan or prayer call such as Sunni Muslims add ‘AL-SALATU KHAYRUN MINA NAWM’ in the Fajar Athan whereas Shia Muslims add ‘HAYYA ALA KHAYR AL-‘AMAL. Amen is a Hebrew word and Shia scholars do not consider it Wajib whereas Sunni Muslims say amen after Surah Fatiha during namaz.

Digest: the prophet never gave azan by his voice to protect lazy or whom have reasons from disobeying him by latency to prayer.

The Shia view of the Qur’an differs from the Sunni view, but the majority of both groups believe that the text is identical. While some Shia disputed the canonical validity of the Uthmanic codex, the Shia Imams always rejected the idea of alteration of Qur’an’s text.

The prophet then continued on to what’s called the Lote-Tree of the Farthest Limit, and it was then when Gabriel told him he’d have to go it alone. There, the prophet spoke directly to God. He commanded him to instruct Muslims to pray 50 times a day. That’s 50!