The Prayer Call (Adhan)
Now the worshipper has performed his ablution as explained above and is ready for prayer. When the time of prayers comes, it is good practice, after the Traditions of Prophet Muhammad, to say the Prayer call (Adhan). The caller stands facing the Qiblah (the direction of Ka’bah at Mecca), raising both hands to his ears and says, in a loud voice, the following:
1. Allahu Akbar (God is the greatest), (repeated four times);
الله أكبر الله أكبر الله أكبر الله أكبر
أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله
أشهد أن محمداً رسول الله أشهد أن محمداً رسول الله
حي على الصلاة حي على الصلاة
حي على الفلاح حي على الفلاح
الله أكبر الله أكبر
لا إله إلا الله
When the call is made for the early morning prayer, the caller adds one sentence right after (5) above. The sentence required is this:
As-salatu Khayrun Minan-nawm
(Prayer is better than sleep), (repeated twice)الصلاة خير من النوم
Then the caller continues with parts (6) and (7). This exception is made in the morning only because it is the time when people are asleep and in need for a reminder of prayer.
Chapter - I Chapter - II Chapter - III Chapter - IV Chapter - V