اذان · The Call to Prayer

Adhan — The Call to Prayer

The Adhan is the Islamic call to prayer, announced five times daily. Each phrase is recited the number of times shown.

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اللهُ أَكْبَر

Allahu Akbar

Allah is the Greatest

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أَشْهَدُ أَن لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ

Ash-hadu an la ilaha ill-Allah

I bear witness that there is no god but Allah

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أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَّسُولُ اللهِ

Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan rasulullah

I bear witness that Muhammad ﷺ is the Messenger of Allah

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حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ

Hayya 'alas-salah

Come to prayer

Response: La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah — There is no power or might except with Allah

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حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ

Hayya 'alal-falah

Come to success

Response: La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah — There is no power or might except with Allah

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اللهُ أَكْبَر

Allahu Akbar

Allah is the Greatest

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لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ

La ilaha ill-Allah

There is no god but Allah

Fajr Addition

الصَّلَاةُ خَيْرٌ مِّنَ النَّوْمِ

As-salatu khayrun minan-nawm

Prayer is better than sleep

This phrase is added in the Fajr (dawn) Adhan only, after Hayya alal-falah.

Dua After the Adhan

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ هَذِهِ الدَّعْوَةِ التَّامَّةِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْقَائِمَةِ آتِ مُحَمَّدًا الْوَسِيلَةَ وَالْفَضِيلَةَ وَابْعَثْهُ مَقَامًا مَّحْمُودًا الَّذِي وَعَدْتَهُ

Allahumma rabba hadhihid-da'watit-tammati was-salatil qa'imati ati Muhammadan al-wasilata wal-fadilata wab'athu maqamam mahmudanil-ladhi wa'adtahu

O Allah, Lord of this perfect call and established prayer, grant Muhammad the intercession and honour, and raise him to the praised station that You have promised him