[62:9] - ADHAN - Muslim Call To Prayers
[ALLAH'S Quran - 62:9 – Sher Ali] “O ye who believe ! When the call is made for Prayer on Friday, hasten to the remembrance of ALLAH, and leave off all business. That is best for you, if you only knew.”
The Islamic Call To Prayers (The ADHAN) was approved and established by The Prophet of Islam [PBUH], upon his arrival in Medina, Hijra 0001. The Muslim Call to Prayers, is sounded out (in Arabic) 5 times a day, at appropriate times, at millions of Masjids throughout the world. Adhan, English Translation:
ALLAH is Great.
ALLAH is Great.
ALLAH is Great.
ALLAH is Great.
I testify that there is none worthy of worship except ALLAH.
I testify that there is none worthy of worship except ALLAH.
I testify that Muhammad is the messenger of ALLAH.
I testify that Muhammad is the messenger of ALLAH.
Come to prayer!
Come to prayer!
Come to success!
Come to success!
ALLAH is Great!
ALLAH is Great!
There is no god but ALLAH
Bilal (May ALLAH Be Pleased with him) was the first mu’adhdhin (Muezzin) and Prophet’s (pbuh) favourite.
HISTORY OF ADHAN
Narrated Ibn Umar:
When the Muslims arrived at Medina, they used to assemble for the prayer, and used to guess the time for it. During those days, the practice of Adhan for the prayers had not been introduced yet. Once they discussed this problem regarding the call for prayer. Some people suggested the use of a bell like the Christians. Others proposed a trumpet like the horn used by the Jews. But Umar was the first to suggest that a man should call the people for the prayer; so Allah’s messenger ordered Bilal to get up and pronounce the Adhan for prayers.
[Bukhari Book 1 Hadith 578]
Narrated Abu Umayr ibn Anas:
AbuUmayr reported on the authority of his uncle who was from the Ansar (the helpers of the Prophet): The Prophet (peace be upon him) was anxious as to how to gather the people for prayer.
The people told him: Hoist a flag at the time of prayer; when they see it, they will inform one another. But he (the Prophet) did not like it. Then someone mentioned to him the horn.
Ziyad said: A horn of the Jews. He (the Prophet) did not like it. He said: This is the matter of the Jews. Then they mentioned to him the bell of the Christians. He said: This is the matter of the Christians. Abdullah ibn Zayd returned anxiously from there because of the anxiety of the Apostle (peace be upon him). He was then taught the call to prayer in his dream. Next day he came to the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) and informed him about it.
He said: Apostle of Allah, I was between sleep and wakefulness; all of a sudden a newcomer came (to me) and taught me the call to prayer. Umar ibn al-Khattab had also seen it in his dream before, but he kept it hidden for twenty days.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to me (Umar): What did prevent you from saying it to me?
He said: Abdullah ibn Zayd had already told you about it before me: hence I was ashamed.
Then the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Bilal, stand up, see what Abdullah ibn Zayd tells you (to do), then do it. Bilal then called them to prayer.
Abu Bishr reported on the authority of Abu Umayr: The Ansar thought that if Abdullah ibn Zayd had not been ill on that day, the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) would have made him mu’adhdhin.
[Sunan Abu Dawud, Book 2, Hadith 498]
[Source: http://islamiclearningmaterials.com/islamic-call-to-prayer/]
As-salatu Khayrun Minan-nawm [Prayer is better than sleep]
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that the muadhdhin came to Umar ibn al-Khattab to call him to the subh prayer and found him sleeping, so he said, "Prayer is better than sleep," and Umar ordered him to put that in the adhan for subh .
[USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 3, Hadith 8]
The line "Prayer is better than sleep" is pronounced twice, but only for the first prayers of the day at dawn (fajr prayer; Salat al-fajr).
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[ALLAH'S Quran - 62:9 – Sher Ali] “O ye who believe ! When the call is made for Prayer on Friday, hasten to the remembrance of ALLAH, and leave off all business. That is best for you, if you only knew.”
The Islamic Call To Prayers (The ADHAN) was approved and established by The Prophet of Islam [PBUH], upon his arrival in Medina, Hijra 0001. The Muslim Call to Prayers, is sounded out (in Arabic) 5 times a day, at appropriate times, at millions of Masjids throughout the world. Adhan, English Translation:
ALLAH is Great.
ALLAH is Great.
ALLAH is Great.
ALLAH is Great.
I testify that there is none worthy of worship except ALLAH.
I testify that there is none worthy of worship except ALLAH.
I testify that Muhammad is the messenger of ALLAH.
I testify that Muhammad is the messenger of ALLAH.
Come to prayer!
Come to prayer!
Come to success!
Come to success!
ALLAH is Great!
ALLAH is Great!
There is no god but ALLAH
Bilal (May ALLAH Be Pleased with him) was the first mu’adhdhin (Muezzin) and Prophet’s (pbuh) favourite.
HISTORY OF ADHAN
Narrated Ibn Umar:
When the Muslims arrived at Medina, they used to assemble for the prayer, and used to guess the time for it. During those days, the practice of Adhan for the prayers had not been introduced yet. Once they discussed this problem regarding the call for prayer. Some people suggested the use of a bell like the Christians. Others proposed a trumpet like the horn used by the Jews. But Umar was the first to suggest that a man should call the people for the prayer; so Allah’s messenger ordered Bilal to get up and pronounce the Adhan for prayers.
[Bukhari Book 1 Hadith 578]
Narrated Abu Umayr ibn Anas:
AbuUmayr reported on the authority of his uncle who was from the Ansar (the helpers of the Prophet): The Prophet (peace be upon him) was anxious as to how to gather the people for prayer.
The people told him: Hoist a flag at the time of prayer; when they see it, they will inform one another. But he (the Prophet) did not like it. Then someone mentioned to him the horn.
Ziyad said: A horn of the Jews. He (the Prophet) did not like it. He said: This is the matter of the Jews. Then they mentioned to him the bell of the Christians. He said: This is the matter of the Christians. Abdullah ibn Zayd returned anxiously from there because of the anxiety of the Apostle (peace be upon him). He was then taught the call to prayer in his dream. Next day he came to the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) and informed him about it.
He said: Apostle of Allah, I was between sleep and wakefulness; all of a sudden a newcomer came (to me) and taught me the call to prayer. Umar ibn al-Khattab had also seen it in his dream before, but he kept it hidden for twenty days.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to me (Umar): What did prevent you from saying it to me?
He said: Abdullah ibn Zayd had already told you about it before me: hence I was ashamed.
Then the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Bilal, stand up, see what Abdullah ibn Zayd tells you (to do), then do it. Bilal then called them to prayer.
Abu Bishr reported on the authority of Abu Umayr: The Ansar thought that if Abdullah ibn Zayd had not been ill on that day, the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) would have made him mu’adhdhin.
[Sunan Abu Dawud, Book 2, Hadith 498]
[Source: http://islamiclearningmaterials.com/islamic-call-to-prayer/]
As-salatu Khayrun Minan-nawm [Prayer is better than sleep]
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that the muadhdhin came to Umar ibn al-Khattab to call him to the subh prayer and found him sleeping, so he said, "Prayer is better than sleep," and Umar ordered him to put that in the adhan for subh .
[USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 3, Hadith 8]
The line "Prayer is better than sleep" is pronounced twice, but only for the first prayers of the day at dawn (fajr prayer; Salat al-fajr).
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