Part I: Adhaan
Q.
What is Adhaan (call for
prayer) ?
A. When
the time for salaah comes, a
man stands up before the prayer and calls aloud these words
:
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Allaahu akbar – Allah is the
Greatest (4 times)
Ash-hadu
an-laa ilaaha il-lal-laah – I bear witness that there is no god except
Allah (2 times)
Ash-hadu an-na Muhammadar-rasoolul-laah
– I declare that Muhammad is Allah’s Messenger (2 times)
Hay-ya ‘alas-salaah
– Come for salaah (2 times, turning
the head to the right both times)
Hay-ya ‘alal-falaah
– Come to success (2 times, turning the head to the left both times)
Allaahu akbar – Allah is the
Greatest (2 times)
Laa ilaaha il-lal-laah – There is no
god except Allah.
These words are called adhaan.
In the adhaan of Fajr after Hay-ya
‘alal-falaah, say 2 times:
As-salaatu khairum-minan-naum – Prayer is better
than sleep.
Q.
What is iqaamah or takbeer (magnification of the Lord) ?
A. When
people stand up for salaah, a
person repeats the words of adhaan,
this is called iqaamah or takbeer.
The words of adhaan are
repeated exactly the same in iqaamah
but, after hay-ya ‘alal-falaah,
one says 2 times:
Qad qaamatis-salaah – The prayer is ready.
Q.
What name is given to the person who recites adhaan
or takbeer?
A. The
person who recites adhaan is
called mu-adh-dhin and
the one who recites takbeer is called mukab-bir.
In order to summon all the
Muslims in the neighborhood to the salaah.
