adhan
The call to prayer, usually recited by a muezzin before each of the five obligatory…The call to prayer, usually recited by a muezzin before each of the five obligatory daily prayers.
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» Sami thought that the adhan was singing.
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1 sensesThe call to prayer, usually recited by a muezzin before each of the five obligatory daily prayers.
If one were to pray alone and cannot hear the adhan from a nearby mosque, then giving both the adhan and iqamah is Sunnah (recommended).
Adhān, Muezzinruf, Gebetsruf
аза́нazán
Examples
6 sentencesSami thought that the adhan was singing.
Sami heard the adhan for the first time.
Sami came to the mosque before the adhan.
Sami recited the adhan.
He recited the adhan.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Arabic أَذَان (ʔaḏān).Borrowed from Arabic أَذَان (ʔaḏān).
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