adhan
Noun
Meaning
adhan (plural adhans)
(Islam) The call to prayer, which consisted originally of simply four takbirs followed by the statement لا إله إلا ٱلله (lā ʔilāha ʔillā llāh) (أشهد أن) ((ʔašhadu ʔan)).
If one were to pray alone, then no adhan is needed.
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At mosques that do not have minarets, the adhan is called instead from inside the mosque or somewhere else on the ground.
After initially pushing forward with plans to hold the adhan, Duke later moved it to the chapel quad and then only held the adhan once.
The adhan — the Muslim call to prayer — begins again over a loudspeaker from a nearby mosque, borne on a steady wind smelling of dust, dung, incense, exhaust, fresh milk, fruit stands and rot.
Muslims repeat the shahadah in the call to prayer ( adhan ) and the prayer itself.
The adhan is required before every prayer.
There is the "call for prayer" ( adhan ), where the muezzin calls for all the followers to stand together for the prayer.