{"id":34,"date":"2023-08-20T11:10:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T08:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quran-for-all.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/22\/the-call-to-prayer-meaning-message-and-alert\/"},"modified":"2023-08-21T18:50:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T15:50:55","slug":"the-call-to-prayer-meaning-message-and-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quran-for-all.com\/blog\/the-call-to-prayer-meaning-message-and-alert\/","title":{"rendered":"The Call to Prayer: Meaning, Message and Alert"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_13926\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.new-muslims.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Call-to-Prayer..Meaning-Message-Alert.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-13926 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.new-muslims.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Call-to-Prayer..Meaning-Message-Alert-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"The Adhan (call to prayer) is that gentle meaningful alert after which Muslims stop and turn to the Lord, get in touch with Him. \" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Adhan (call to prayer) is that gentle meaningful alert after which Muslims stop and turn to the Lord, get in touch with Him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Five times a day from hundreds of thousands of mosques and places of worship the sound of the\u00a0<i>Adhan<\/i>\u00a0(call to prayer) is heard throughout the world, <a title=\"Prayer: The Healthy Structure of Your Life\" href=\"http:\/\/www.new-muslims.info\/featured\/prayer-the-healthy-structure-of-your-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announcing prayers five times a day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<i>Adhan<\/i>\u00a0(call to prayer) is that gentle meaningful alert after which Muslims stop and turn to the Lord, get in touch with Him; thanking Him, remembering Him, <a title=\"Humility in Prayer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.new-muslims.info\/acts-of-worship\/prayers-salat\/humility-in-prayer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bowing down to him in prayer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of using material objects to announce the prayers like a bell or any artificial or digital sound the Islamic\u00a0<i>Adhan<\/i>\u00a0is a human voice carrying a very delicate and passionate message.<\/p>\n<p>It has a special formula that affirms the faith in God and is a summary of the message of Islam and the content and nature of its teachings.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<i>Adhan<\/i>\u00a0begins with an affirmation of the <a title=\"God in Islam: What God Teaches about Himself\" href=\"http:\/\/www.new-muslims.info\/abcs-of-islam\/divine-unity\/god-islam-teaches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supremacy and greatness of God<\/a>. Then comes the\u00a0<a title=\"The Declaration of Faith: Between Text and Meaning\" href=\"http:\/\/www.new-muslims.info\/featured\/the-declaration-of-faith-between-text-and-meaning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Shahadah<\/i>\u00a0(Testimony of Faith)<\/a>, which consists of the profession of the unity and oneness of God the negation of\u00a0<i>shirk\u00a0<\/i>(associating other beings\/gods with Allah), and the confirmation that <a title=\"Muhammad: The Seal of Prophets\" href=\"http:\/\/www.new-muslims.info\/featured\/the-prophet-muhammad-saas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the Messenger of God<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After that comes the call to the <a title=\"Prayer: The Natural Human Instinct\" href=\"http:\/\/www.new-muslims.info\/acts-of-worship\/prayers-salat\/prayer-natural-human-instinct\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prayer <\/a>and to <a title=\"The Key to a Successful Day: Words of Remembrance and Supplication\" href=\"http:\/\/www.new-muslims.info\/acts-of-worship\/fasting_siyam\/remembrance-and-supplication\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">success<\/a> (in this life and Hereafter) and then rounding it up by <a title=\"Dhikr: God\u2019s Always Open Door\" href=\"http:\/\/www.new-muslims.info\/abcs-of-islam\/articles-of-faith\/dhikr-gods-always-open-door\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">praising God<\/a> again as the great and <a title=\"True Faith and Personal Responsibility\" href=\"http:\/\/www.new-muslims.info\/abcs-of-islam\/articles-of-faith\/true-faith-personal-responsibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">affirming faith in Him<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Each line is repeated for affirmation and emphasis.<\/p>\n<p>The words of the\u00a0<i>Adhan<\/i>\u00a0are articulated as follows:<\/p>\n<p><i>Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest.<\/p>\n<p>Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar<\/p>\n<p>Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ash hadu an la ilaha illa Allah<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah<\/p>\n<p><em>Ash hadu an la ilaha illa Allah<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah<\/p>\n<p><em>Ash hadu anna Mohammadan rasoolu Allah<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah<\/p>\n<p><em>Ash hadu anna Mohammadan rasoolu Allah<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah<\/p>\n<p><i>Hay `ala as-Salah, hay `ala as-Salah<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hasten to the Prayer, hasten to the Prayer<\/p>\n<p><i>Hay `ala al-falah, hay `ala al-falah<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hasten to real success, hasten to real success<\/p>\n<p><i>Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest.<\/p>\n<p><em>La ilaha illa Allah<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There is none worthy of worship but Allah.<\/p>\n<p>Click here to listen to the call to prayer (with English translation- subtitles):<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:10px 0 10px 0\"><a href=\"\/\/send\" class=\"wa_btn wa_btn_l\">Share<\/a><\/div>\n<p>[ica_orginalurl]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five times a day from hundreds of thousands of mosques and places of worship throughout the world the Adhan (call to prayer) is heard \u2026what for? 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