In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
Adhan and Iqamah (for kids and teens)
The Adhan is the call to prayer - the call to Salah. The person who recites the Adhan loudly is known as the Mu’adhdhin.
When we hear the Adhan, we know the time for Salah has set in. There are five prayers which are Wajib. Do you know which prayers these are?
Fajr Zuhr Asr Maghrib Isha’
Each of these prayers has a special time for when they have to be prayed. The Adhan is a call to prayer, letting people know that the special time has come for us to pray our Salah.
The Adhan is so important and includes fundamental Islamic teachings such as Tawhid, Nabuwwah and Imamah.It is highly recommended to recite the Adhan before each of the five daily prayers.
Let’s learn how to recite the Adhan:
|
Translation |
Transliteration |
Text |
Recital |
|
Allah is the Greater [to be described] |
Allahu Akbar |
اللهُ أَکبَر |
4 times |
|
I bear witness there is no god but Allah |
Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah |
أَشهَدُ أَن لا إِلهَ إِلَّا الله |
2 times |
|
I bear witness Muhammad is the Apostle of Allah |
Ashhadu anna Muhammadan rasulullah |
أَشهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ الله |
2 times |
|
I bear witness 'Ali is the guardian from Allah |
Ashhadu anna Aliyyan waliullah |
أَشهَدُ أنَّ عَلیّاً وَلیُّ الله |
2 times |
|
Hurry toward prayer |
Hayy-i ‘alas-salah |
حَیِّ عَلَی الصَّلاةِ |
2 times |
|
Hurry toward salvation |
Hayy-i ‘alal-falah |
حَیِّ عَلَی الفَلاح |
2 times |
|
Hurry toward the best of deeds [which is showing affection to Fatima (AS) and her progeny] |
Hayy-i ‘ala khayril-‘amal |
حَیِّ عَلَی خَيرِ العَمَل |
2 times |
|
Allah is the Greater [to be described] |
Allahu Akbar |
اللهُ أَکبَر |
2 times |
|
There is no god but Allah |
La ilaha illallah |
لا إِلهَ إِلَّا الله |
2 times |
After the Adhan is finished, the Iqamah is recited. This is for us to know that the Salah is now beginning.
In other words, Adhan is the call for gathering and Iqama is for standing up and preparing for prayer.
There are some key differences which have been highlighted below:
What are the differences?
1. “Allahu Akbar”at the beginning is recited 4 times in Adhan and only 2 times in Iqamah
2. “La ilaha illallah” at the end is recited 2 times in Adhan and only once in Iqamah
3. There is an additional step: “Qad Qamatis-Salah” recited twice in Iqamah that is not there in Adhan.
|
Translation |
Transliteration |
Text |
Recital |
|
Allah is the Greater [to be described] |
Allahu Akbar |
اللهُ أَکبَر |
2 times |
|
I bear witness there is no god but Allah |
Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah |
أَشهَدُ أَن لا إِلهَ إِلَّا الله |
2 times |
|
I bear witness Muhammad is the Apostle of Allah |
Ashhadu anna Muhammadan rasulullah |
أَشهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ الله |
2 times |
|
I bear witness 'Ali is the guardian from Allah |
Ashhadu anna Aliyyan waliullah |
أَشهَدُ أنَّ عَلیّاً وَلیُّ الله |
2 times |
|
Hurry toward prayer |
Hayy-i ‘alas-salah |
حَیِّ عَلَی الصَّلاةِ |
2 times |
|
Hurry toward salvation |
Hayy-i ‘alal-falah |
حَیِّ عَلَی الفَلاح |
2 times |
|
Hurry toward the best of deeds [which is showing affection to Fatima (AS) and her progeny] |
Hayy-i ‘ala khayril-‘amal |
حَیِّ عَلَی خَيرِ العَمَل |
2 times |
|
Indeed, the prayer has begun! |
Qad qamatis-salah |
قَدْ قامَتِ الصّلاة |
2 times |
|
Allah is the Greater [to be described] |
Allahu Akbar |
اللهُ أَکبَر |
2 time |
|
There is no god but Allah |
La ilaha illallah |
لا إِلهَ إِلَّا الله |
1 times |
