Adhan (The Call to Prayer)
Adhan definition
is the Islamic call to prayer, recited by the muezzin at prescribed times of the day. The root of the word is ʾadhina أَذِنَ meaning “to listen, to hear, be informed about”. Another derivative of this word is ʾudhun (أُذُن), meaning “ear”.
Adhan is called out by a muezzin from the mosque five times a day, a whole day long in the event of religious holidays
The wording of the adhan is:
Allaahu Akbar, Allaahu Akbar
Allah is Most Great, Allah is Most Great
Allaahu Akbar, Allaahu Akbar
Allah is Most Great, Allah is Most Great
ash-hadu allaa ilaaha illallaah
I testify that there is no god but Allah
ash-hadu Allah ilaaha illallaah
I testify that there is no god but Allah
ash-hadu anna Muhammad-Rasoolullah
I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah
ash-hadu anna muhammadar-rasoolullaah
I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah
hayya alassalaah , hayya alassalaah
Hasten to the Prayer, hasten to the prayer
hayya alal falaah , hayya alal falaah
Hasten to success, hasten to success
Allaahu Akbar, Allaahu Akbar
Allah is Most Great, Allah Is Most Great
La ilaaha illallaah
There is no god but Allah
- The mu’adh-dhin calls out the five times a day.
Muslims then come together to offer
- When you hear the adhan you should prepare yourself for
- Memorize: Learn the wording of the adhan by heart.
The Tashahhud
The Prophet () would teach his companions the
tashahhud the way he taught them a surah from the
Qur’an. He taught a number of variations of
tashahhud, and the following is one of them:
At-tahiyyootu lillaahi, wassalawaatu wattayyibaat;
assalaamu ‘alaika ayyuhan-nabiyyu wa
rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh. Assalaamu ‘alainaa
wa ‘alaa ‘ibaadillaahis-saaliheen, ash-hadu allaa
ilaaha illallaah, wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan abduhu wa rasooluh
All good wishes, prayers and good words ore for Allah. May
peace be on you, O Prophet, and Allah’s mercy and His
blessings. May peace be on us and on all of Allah’s righteous
servants. I bear witness that there is no god except Allah,
and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and His
Messenger.
The Prayer on the Prophet ()
The following is one of the forms of invoking the
prayer on the Prophet () before concluding the
prayer:
Allaahumma salli ‘alaa Muhammad, wa ‘ alaa aall
Muhammad, kamaa sallaita ‘alaa Ibraaheem, wa
‘alaa aall Ibraaheem, innaka hameedun majeed.
Allaahumma baarik ‘alaa Muhammad, wa ‘alaa
aall Muhammad, kamaa baarakta ‘alaa
Ibraaheem, wa ‘alaa aal Ibraaheem, innaka
hameedun majeed
Allah, bestow Your favour on Muhammad and his family as
You have bestowed Your favour on Ibraaheem and his family.
Verily, You are the Most Praised and Glorious. O Allah, bless
Muhammad and his family, as You have blessed Ibraaheem
and his family. Verily, You are Most Praised and Glorious.
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- Memorize.
1 . Learn all the various du’aas mentioned in the chapter by
heart.
- Offer two rak’ahs in front of your teacher, reciting all the
du’aas loudly so the teacher can make sure you have
learnt them correctly and are saying them the correct
number of times and at the right places.
Dhikr and Du’aa
Dhikr is an Arabic word. It means remembrance.
Dhikr is generally used to mean remembrance of
Allah.
Du’aa is also an Arabic word which means
supplication or humble request. In other words, it is
asking Allah for something. Du’aa, in fact, is an act of
worship.
We should make every kind of du’aa to Allah only.
Allah says,
“Invoke Me and I will answer you.”
Allah commands us over and over again to remember
Him and His favours on us.
Du’aa is the ‘marrow’ of worship. The marrow of
something is the most important and basic part of it.
Du’aa is very essential for man’s relationship with Allah.
It is therefore best to make du’aa as often as possible
on every occasion in our daily lives.
Allah’s Messenger () taught us many beautiful
du’aas for various occasions. We must learn these
du’aas by heart and recite them at every moment of
our life.
Dhikr: Remembrance of Allah
Allah is our Creator. Everything we have is given to
us by Allah. We have nothing of our own. Allah has
given us everything that we have. Every gift is from
Allah: our eyes, ears, tongues, legs and hands.
We should be thankful to Him for these gifts. We
should love Him above all things. We should worship
Him alone.
We can worship Him by remembering Him. But
how? This is shown to us by Allah’s Messenger ().
Each one of us should learn the following expressions
and say them sincerely.
Subhaan-Allaah, wal-Hamdu lillaah, wa laa ilaaha
illallaah walloahu akbar
Glory be to Allah, oil praise is due to Allah, there is no god
except Allah and Allah is Most Great
If we say these expressions from the heart, we can get closer to Allah.
No name is greater than Allah’s Name.
Du’aa: Supplication
Supplication is a prayer or a humble request to
Allah for help. Du’aa is a great tool in the hands of a
Muslim. It is the strength of a Muslim. We may
supplicate to Allah in our own words; but it is better to
use du’aas taught by Allah’s Messenger ($£). Indeed,
he taught us supplications for every occasion. You
should learn them all and say them at every moment
in your life.
When you wake up in the morning say:
Al-Hamdu lillahilladhee ahyaana ba’da maa
amaatanaa wa ilaihin-Nushoor
All praise is for Allah Who has brought us to life after causing
us to die, and to Him is the Resurrection
Before you go to the toilet say: Bismillaah. Allaahumma innee a’oodhu bika minal- Khubuthi wal-Khaboa’ith
In the name of Allah. Allah, I seek protection in You from
the male and female devils
When you come out of the toilet after relieving yourself
say:
Ghufraanak.
I seek Your forgiveness, (Allah).
When you go out of the house say:
Bismillaah, tawakkaltu alallaah, wa laa hawla wa
laa quwwata illaa billaah
In the name of Allah; I place my trust in Allah, and there is
neither power, nor might except with Allah
When you get into the car (or use any means of
transport) say:
Subhaanalladhee sakh-khara lanaa haadhaa wa
maa kunnaa lahu muqrineen, wa innaa ilaa
Rabbinaa lamunqaliboon.
Glorified and Exalted is He Who has subjected this to us, and
we could not have otherwise subdued it ourselves, and to
our Lord we will surely return.
When you enter a masjid say:
Bismillaah, wassalaatu wassalaamu ’ala rosoolillah.
Allaahummaftah lee abwaaba rahmatik
In the name of Allah and prayers and peace be upon Allah’s
Messenger. O Allah, open the gates of Your mercy for me
When you go out of the masjid after completing your
prayer say:
Bismillaah, wassalaatu wassalaamu ‘alaa
rasoolillah.
Allaahumma innee as’aluka min fadlik
In the name of Allah and prayers and peace be upon Allah’s
Messenger.
Allah, I ask You of Your Bounty
When you sneeze say:
Al-Hamdu lillaah
All praise is for Allah
When you hear someone saying : Al-Hamdu lillaah , after sneezing
say in reply:
Yarhomuk-Alloah
May Allah have mercy on you
When you go to bed say:
Bismik-Allaahumma amootu wa ahyaa
In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live.
When you wake up from sleep say:
Al-Hamdu lillaahilladhee ahyaanaa bo’da maa
amaatanaa wa ilaihin-Nushoor
All praise is for Allah Who has brought us to life after causing
us to die, and to Him is the Resurrection
- Questions.
1 . What does the Arabic word dhikr mean?
- What does the Arabic word du’aa mean?
- Who should Muslims make du’aa to?
- Du’aa helps us remember Allah all the time. We should
make du’aa as often as possible on every occasion in our
lives. Can you mention at least 1 1 of these occasions? Can
you think of more?
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1 . Everything we have is a gift from and it belongs to Him.
- If we do dhikr from the heart, we can get to Allah.
- The taught us many du’aas.
- We can make du’aa to Allah in our own
- Allah says, “Invoke Me and I will you.”
