The Eternal Call Adhan workshop

The Eternal CallAdhan

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Outline* INTRODUCTION TO ADHAN ( THE ETERNAL CALL)* WHEN WAS IT LEGISLATED?* WHY THESE WORDS?* DEFINITIONS & RULING OF ADHAN* ADHAN NUGGETS * PREFERRED PRACTICES OF THE ADHAN* BENEFITS OF ADHAN

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ADHAN IS A DIVINE CALL! AN INVITATION TO ALL!

HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN YOU HEAR THE ADHAN?

HAVE YOU EVER ANSWERED IT AS ALLAH, GOLLRFIE BE HE, WANTS US TO?

WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND FROM THE WORDS OF THE ADHAN

ADHAN IS A DIVINE CALL &INVITATION ;A REMINDER THAT IS REPEATED 5 TIMES A DAY

IT IS A GREAT CALL FOR THE GREATEST RESPONSIBILITY EVER: PERFORMING SALAT

Allahu Akbar Allah is Greater

Allah (swt) is greater than all what we are busy with

greater than all what we love

greater than all what fulfill our minds & thoughts

greater than all what we

fear

greater than all of our problems

Allahu akbar is a reminder that Allah (swt)

is greater

STOP ALL

WHAT WE

ARE

DOING &

PRAY

Ash hadu an la ilaha illallah I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah

I bear witness that no one I promptly obey but Allah I bear witness that I adore

no one but Allah I bear witness that no greater in my

heart & mind but Allah

No deity who protects me, secures me, grants me every good but Allah

I need to

remember

that at all

times

Ash hadu an-na Muhammadar rasulul lah

I bear witness that Muhammad(saw) is the messenger of Allah

I bear witness that I follow prophet Muhammad’s steps I bear witness that I love Muhammad (saw) more than

myself

Loving prophet Muhammad(saw) is by

obeying him, and loving him more than loving my family

and my self is by choosing to obey him than to obey myself

Hayya 'alas salah Come to prayer

Come to prayer now! Pray on time!Get alive.. Get awake.. by

praying

Come to get connected with your Creator Allah (swt) for at least 5 times a day. Come to

ask him directly for everything you want

Prayer is one of Islam’s pillars

Hayya 'alal falah Come to success

Come to where you certainly find successAl falah is success but in both life & after life

Performing salat leads to alfalah

The word falah comes from the meaning of planting. Using the word al falah in

calling for prayer identifies that praying is planting for

success & winning

Allahu Akbar Allah is GreaterLa ilaha illal Lah There is no deity but Allah

By standing up, leaving whatever we are doing: is

exhibiting that there is no deity in our lives greater than Allah

One last reminder of Allah’s incomparable

Greatness He is greater than every

thing that distracts us from praying any time

Though prayers were said in congregation from the very start when this institution was established very early at Makkah, the adhān and the iqāmah were introduced after the flight to Madīnah.

INTRODUCTION TO ADHĀN ( THE ETERNAL CALL)

The adhān is not only an announcement to the people to gather together for prayer; it is, as well,

a declaration of the principles of Islām, made with a loud voice, from every locality inhabited by Muslims.

It is an announcement to the whole world five times a day as to what Islām is and what it stands for.


The adhān (lit. an announcement) is an announcement of the time of prayer, on hearing it Muslims flock to the mosque or to a place of المسجدprayer.

The iqāmah (lit. setting upright of a thing or establishing an affair) is a similar call at which those gathered in the mosque arrange themselves into ranks and the prayer service is started.


In the takbīr there is a declaration that Allāh is greater than all,

A Muslim bows before none but Allah--Allāhu Akbar the watchword of Islām is repeated no less than six times in the adhān.

In the shahādah there is a declaration of the basic principles of Islām that there is no god but Allāh--God is only One--and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allāh.


The adhān thus serves a double purpose; it is an announcement of the time of prayer and at the same time an announcement of the principles of Islām and the significance underlying them.

It replaced the meaningless ringing of a bell or the blowing of a trumpet by the most effective propaganda of religion that can be thought of.


To everyone's door, nay, to his very ears. is carried the message every morning, every noon, every afternoon, every evening and at the time of going to bed that the Unity of God and the messengership of Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allāh be on him, are the fundamental principles Islām


There is a dedicated person usually to give the Adhan at a mosque and is called the ‘Mu’adhin’. This method of calling people was formulated during the time of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) after other methods like blowing of horns, ringing of bells were rejected. The amazing part about the Adhan is that Adhan will be given every moment somewhere in the world.


Hayya 'alas salah Come to payer

Get alive through praying

WORDS THAT TOUCH & AWAKEN OUR SOULS

Most of us have heard the sound of ‘Adhan’ or the Call for prayer emanating from mosques at some time or the other.The call for prayer is given 5 times a day as it is required of a practicing Muslim to pray 5 times a day. The actual prayers start within a short time after the call for prayer is given.


There is a dedicated person usually to give the Adhan at a mosque and is called the ‘Mu’adhin’. This method of calling people was formulated during the time of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) after other methods like blowing of horns, ringing of bells were rejected. The amazing part about the Adhan is that Adhan will be given every moment somewhere in the world.


The Muslims when they came to Madīnah used to gather together and they made an appointment for prayers; no call was given for it.

So they talked about it one day. Some of them said, Have a bell like the bell of the Christians; others said, Rather a bugle like the horn of the Jews; 'Umar said, Would you not appoint a man who should sound a call for the prayer.

The Messenger of Allāh, peace and blessings of Allāh be on him, said, "O Bilāl! get up and give a call for prayer."

WHEN WAS ADHAN LEGISLATED?

Anas said,When the number of people increased, they conversed that they should make known the time of prayers by some means which they may recognize. So they mentioned that they should light the fire or ring a bell.

Then Bilāl was commanded to callout the adhān, repeating the words, and to say the iqāmah, uttering the words only once.


It appears from other hadīth that the portion that follows relates to another occasion. A consultation was held but nothing was decided then, though 'Umar seems to have made a suggestion that, instead of ringing a bell or blowing a horn, a man should be appointed to give a call for prayers.


According to one hadīth 'Abdullāh ibn Zaid was shown in a vision how to give a call for prayer.

So when the Messenger of Allāh came the next day, he informed him: O Messenger of Allāh! I was half asleep and half awake when there came to me one who showed me how to deliver the Adhān.


The narrator of the Hadīth added, 'Umar had been shown it twenty days previously but concealed it, then he informed the Holy Prophet

Bukhārī refers to this by quoting 'Umar as saying, Would you not appoint a man who should give a call for prayer. It was, however, the Holy Prophet's order--or maybe, he himself had received a revelation, similar to the visions of 'Abdullāh and 'Umar as some reports show--which gave the sanction to the Adhān.


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 Apostle ordered BILAL to get up and pronounce the ADHAN for prayers.


اإلعالم وهو اآلذان لنا شرع أن بعباده الواسعة رحمته من الذي لله الحمدمخصوصة بألفاظ الجماعة إلى الدعاء به يحصل و الصالت وقت بدخول

العقيدة مسائل على : مشتملة وهي

Praise be to Allah Who has showered His servants with His encompassing Mercy by prescribing the call for prayers to be an announcement and invitation of the entry of Congregational prayers time using significant words Which include some essential belief matters.

شيئا . نزيد أن لنا يجوز فال االتباع العبادات في األمر ومدار عبادة اآلذانما " هذا امرنا في احدث من الصحيح الحديث وفي منه ننقص أو ديننا في

رد فهو منه “ليس

The Adhan is centered on matters of Ibaddah which are unalterable in Islam; neither add or decrease any is acceptable due to its Divine ordainment.

WHY THESE WORDS?

: العقيدة وهي وكماله. ) (. الله وجود تتضمن وهي باألكبرية بدأ ألنه

Creed/Belief is:

He has started with the Greatness of Allah, which include the existence of Allah and His perfection

. الشريك. ونفى بالتوحيد وثنى

He followed it with Tawheed (Monotheism) and the negation of associating or setting partners with Allah

وسلم عليه الله صلى لمحمد الرسالة إثبات وبه

In it is the confirmation of the Message of Muhammad, may the blessings and peace be upon him.

المخصوصة. الطاعة إلى دعا "ثم الرسول . ) ( .الصالة" جهة من إال تعرف ال ألنها بالرسالة الشهادة عقب

Then, He calls to specified obedience “Prayers” after the Testimony (as it is not known except through the messenger).

المعاد ) (. إلى اإلشارة وفيه الدائم البقاء وهو الفالح إلى دعا ثم

Next, He calls to success (Falah), which is the permanent, stay indicating the inevitable Return.

توكيدا أعاد ما أعاد ثم

Finally, He repeats for emphasis sake.

WHY THESE WORDS?

Anas said, "Bilal was ordered to pronounce the wording of Adhan twice and of Iqama once only." The sub narrator Isma'li said, "I mentioned that to Aiyub and he added (to that), "Except Iqama (i.e. Qad-Qamatis-Salat which should be said twice)."

>> مرات>> أربع أكبر ” Allah is Greater “الله

>> مرتان << الله إال إله أال ”The First part of the Testimony“ أشهد

<< >> مرتان الله رسول محمد أن ”The second part Testimony “أشهد

>> >> مرتان الصالة على ”Come to Prayer “حي

>> >> مرتان الفالح على ”Come to Success “ حي

>> >> مرتان أكبر ”Allah is the Greatest “الله

الله إال ”There is no god worthy of worship except Allah“ الإله

<< >> حي >> بعد النوم من خير الصالة لفظة المؤذن يزيد الفجر وفي >> الفالح على

At Fajr (Dawn) The caller adds Time “Prayer is better than sleep.”

WHY THESE WORDS?

اإلسالم شعائر إظهار Publicly showing the rituals of Islam

التوحيد كلمة إظهار Raising high and clear the words of Tawheed

الصالة وقت بدخول اإلعالم Announcing the entering of time

الجماعة إلى الدعاء Calling Muslims to the congregation prayers

: كفاية فرض األذان حكم The Ruling of Adha’an: Collective Obligation

: في أحد لكل وتيسره القول لسهولة األذان في الفعل دون القول اختيار حكمة. ومكان زمان كل

The wisdom of choosing words instead of actions:

It’s easier to apply sayings due to the readily available nature of words over actions for anyone in any place and at any time

DEFINITIONS & RULING OF ADHAN

>> << : ورسوله الله من وأذان تعالى قال اإلعالم لغة األذانLinguistic Definition of Adha’an: The Announcement

:أوقات وفي مخصوصة بألفاظ الصالة بوقت اإلعالم شرعامخصوصة.

Islamic Definition: Announcing the Entry of the time of prayers using certain utterances at

certain times : معلومة: * بألفاظ الصالة إلى بالقيام إعالم وشرعا النداء اإلقامة

. مخصوصة بصفة مأثورة Linguistic Definition of Iqama:

The call

Islamic Definition: Announcing the start of prayer’s performance using certain

utterances at certain times

DEFINITIONS & RULING OF ADHAN

Muslims must give up all business on hearing the call for prayer

Any one can attain to complete self-development through the realization of the divine in him or her, which is brought about by prayer.

ADHĀN AND IQĀMAH

Abū Mabdhūrah said,I said, O Messenger of Allāh! Teach me the way of delivering the adhān. He said, So he touched his forehead (and) said:“You should say:

'Allāh is Greater, Allāh is Greater, Allāh is Greater, Allāh is Greater.'You should raise your voice with it; then you should say,

THE WORDS OF THE ADHĀN

'I bear witness that there is no god but Allāh,

I bear witness that there is no god but Allāh,

I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allāh,

I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allāh.‘

You should lower your voice with it; then you should raise your voice with the bearing of witness,


'I bear witness that there is no god but Allāh, I bear witness that there is no god but Allāh, I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allāh, I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allāh. Come to prayer, Come to prayer;Come to success, Come to success'.


'I bear witness that there is no god but Allāh,

I bear witness that there is no god but Allāh,

I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allāh,

I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allāh.

‘Come to prayer, Come to prayer;

Come to success, Come to success'.

‘Then if it is the morning prayer, you should say, 'Prayer is better than sleep'

'Prayer is better than sleep'; (Then you should say), 'Allāh is Greater, Allāh is

Greater, there is no god but Allāh.’


The repetition of the shahādah a second time as stated in this hadīth is known as tarjī' (lit. returning to a thing again and again).

As the previous hadīth and the one that follows show, the general practice in the Holy Prophet's time was that the Adhān consisted of fifteen sentences;


MAY ALLAH BLESS YOU

ALL FOR ATTENDING THIS BRIEF REMINDER

Allāhu-Akbar four times, ashhadu an lā ilāha illa-llāh twice,

Ashhadu anna Muhammadan Rasūlu-llāh twice (both sentences beginning with ashhadu are known as the shahādah)

Hayya 'ala-l-salā (pronounced 'ala-s-salā) twice (turning the face to the right),

Hayya 'ala-l-falāh twice (turning the face to the left),

Allāhu Akbar twice and lā ilāha illa-llāh once.


Ibn 'Umar said,In the time of the Messenger of Allāh, peace and blessings of Allāh be on him, (sentences of) the Adhān used to be repeated twice, and (those of) the iqāmah (were uttered) only once, with this exception that he used to say, Prayer is ready, Prayer is ready.

HOW TO PERFORM THE ADHĀN

Sa'd reported thatThe Messenger of Allāh, peace and blessings of Allāh be on him, commanded Bilāl to put his two forefingers into his ears (when delivering the Adhān); this, he said, would help in the raising of thy voice.


It is related about Bilāl that he put his two forefingers into his ears (when delivering the Adhān), while Ibn 'Umar did not put his fore-fingers into his ears;

Ibrāhīm said, There is no harm in delivering the adhān without performing ablution; and 'Atā' said, Ablution is necessary and it is the (Prophet's) practice..



Abū Juhaifah said,

That he saw Bilāl delivering the Adhān. (He said), So I followed him when he turned his face to one side and to the other in the adhān.

Mūsā said,I saw Bilāl (when) he went forth to the Abtah and delivered the Adhān, so when he reached hayya 'ala-l-salā, hayya 'ala-falāh, he turned his neck to the right side and to the left and did not turn round.

A woman of the Banī Najjār said,My house was the highest house in the environs of the mosque and Bilāl used to deliver the morning Adhān on it.


PREFERRED PRACTICES OF THE ADHĀN

Abū Sa'īd Khudrī reported that the Messenger of Allāh, peace and blessings of Allāh be on him, said:

"When you hear the Adhān, say what the mu'dhdhin says."

Yahyā said, some of our brethren related to me that when he (Mu'āwiyah) heard the words, Come to prayer, he said, There is no strength nor power but in Allāh, and he said, Thus did we hear your Prophet, peace and blessings of Allāh be on him, say.


Ziyād said that

He delivered the Adhān, and Bilāl desired to call out the iqāmah but the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allāh be on him, said:

"O brother of Sudā'! The one who calls out the Adhān shall call out the iqāmah.”

Sudā' is the name of a tribe in Yaman and Ziyād was a member of this tribe.


Abd Allāh reported that the Messenger of Allāh, peace and blessings of Allāh be on him, said: "Between every two Adhāns, there is a prayer for him who likes."(He said this) thrice.

By the two Adhāns are meant Adhān and Iqāmah. The interval between the two should be at least such that a man may be- able to say two rak'ahs of optional prayer.

Another hadīth says that there should be an interval such that a man taking his food may finish it, say, about a quarter of an hour.


The Iqāmah thus consists of;

Allāhu Akbar being uttered twice (in Adhān it is uttered four times).

Each of the shahādah sentences once,

Hayya 'ala-l-salā and hayy'ala-l-falāh each once (without turning to right or left),

Qad qāmati-l-salā twice,

Allāhu Akbar and lā ilāha illa-llāh once.


The iqāmah may also consist of all the sentences of the Adhān with the addition in its proper place of qad qāmati-l-salā uttered twice.

Between the delivery of the Adhān and the iqāmah there is another difference. The sentences of the Adhān are delivered leisurely and in as loud a voice as possible, while the delivery of the iqāmah is marked by quickness.


Jābir reported that the Messenger of Allāh, peace and blessings of Allāh be on him, said:"Whoever says when he hears the adhān,'O Allāh! the Lord of this perfect call and ever living prayer, grant to Muhammad nearness and excellence and raise him to the position of glory which Thou hast promised him,'My intercession will be due to him on the day of Resurrection.“


العزم مع أو بعذر إال اآلذان بعد المسجد من الخروج عن النهي ووردعليه الله صلى الله رسول امرنا قال هريرة أبى فعن الرجوع علىحتى :" أحدكم يخرج فال بالصالة فنودي المسجد في كنتم إذا وسلم) صحيح " ) وإسناده أحمد رواه .يصلي

النبي أصحاب من عدد عن روي قالوا وقد فلم " أنهم النداء سمع منله صالة فال ” يجب

It’s mentioned to prohibit leaving the mosque after the call has been made except for a valid excuse or the intention to go back. Abu Hurayra said that the prophet, peace be upon him commanded us to by saying, “If you were present in the mosque and the call for prayers has been made, let not anyone of you leave it until he prays.”

It was also narrated by some of the prophet’s companions that, “Whoever heard the call and did not answer it, his prayer will not be accepted”


Uthmān ibn Abi-l-'Ās said,O Messenger of Allāh! Make me the imām of a people. He said: “You are their imām and do you follow the weakest of them and appoint a Mu'adhdhin who does not take any remuneration for his Adhān.“Abu Hurairah said, the Messenger of Allāh, peace and blessings of Allāh be on him, commanded us (saying): "When you are in the mosque and a call for prayers is sounded, let not one of you go out until he has said his prayers."

VIRTUES OF CALLERS

Abū Hurairah said, The Messenger of Allāh, peace and blessings of Allāh be on him, said:"The Imām is a surety and the deliverer of the Adhān is one in whom confidence is placed; ‘O Allāh! direct aright the leaders of prayer and grant protection to the deliverers of the Adhān.’"

VIRTUES OF CALLERS

Abdullāh reported that Abu Sa'īd Khudrī said to him, I see thee living among goats and in the desert, so when thou are among thy goats or in the desert and delivers the Adhān for prayer, raise you voice with the adhān, for neither jinn nor man nor anything else hears the voice of the crier within its reach but it shall bear witness for him on the day of Resurrection.

RULES FOR THE MU’ADHIN

1. Preferable to have Wudhu (not compulsory)

2. Face towards Qiblah3. Turn the face towards right while

saying “Hayya alas-Salaah” and left while saying “Hayya alal-falaah”.

4. To say the words at slow intervals.5. To say it with loud voice even if you

are alone

الوقت دخولEntering of Time

األذان في النيةIntention of the Adha’an

العربية باللغة أداؤهPerforming it in Arabic

اللحن من خلوهExaggeration

كلماته في الترتيتArrangements of words

ألفاظه بين المواالة The sequence of its words

< تكلف دون الصوت <رفع Raising the voice

CONDITIONS OF ADHAN

القيامة يوم أعناقا الناس أطول The tallest necks on Judgment Day

أصواتهم من لهم يغفر Are forgiven when their voices are raised

له صوتهم إليه يصل شيء كل شهادة Everything and everyone hears their

voices stand as a witness for them بالمغفرة وسلم عليه الله صلى النبي لهم دعا

The supplication of the prophet for them to be forgiven

المسلمون: *** كونج هونج في الصين حدود في لطيفةلمؤذن لحبهم وذلك بالل مؤذن كل يسمون هناك

وسلم عليه الله صلى .الرسول

VIRTUES OF CALLERS

رباح بن بالل

Bilal Bin Rubah

< أبوعذورة معيره بن <سمرة

Sumrah bin Mu’eerah Abu-Athoobah

مكتوم > أم ابن زائدة بن <عمرو

Umr Bin Za’edah Ibn Um Maktoom

القرط سعد

Sa’ad Bin Al-Qart

THE CALLERS OF THE PROPHET:

BENEFITS OF ADHAN

• It is a source of Dawah.• First impression about Islam & Muslims.

“First impression is the best impression.”• Just imagine if a very beautiful Adhan is

heard, they will not just appreciate it but slowly feel inclined towards it.

• Removes misconceptions about Muslims if any in the mind and attracts them to Islam.

BENEFITS OF ADHAN FOR MUSLIMS

• Enthusiastic to go to the masjid

• Iman is increased to a high level.

• Youth and the modern generation find satisfaction in Adhan and stay away from music. It’s great alternative!!!

• Great inspiration to listen to the Adhan from beginning to the end thereby makes them come to the masjid early enough to catch the start.

BENEFITS OF ADHAN FOR MUSLIMS

• Something to keep humming, and hymning during other times and keep getting reward at the same time for praising the name of Allah S.W.T.

• One of the best characteristic of a Mu’min is that their hearts are attached to the masjid.

• The hearts by which Muslim can have more interest in their prayers.


"O you who believe! When the call is given out for prayer on Friday,

hasten to the remembrance of Allāh and leave off business." (62:9)

There are a number of stories in the Islamic oral tradition about the origins of azan. After their flight from Mecca to Madina in 622CE, the Prophet's companions were debating how to gather Muslims for prayer. One suggested a bell, like the Christians used. Another, a horn like the Jews. Others thought of beating a drum, or lighting a fire.


There was no agreement and the debate continued. Then, one night, one of the companions dreamt of calling Muslims for prayer by using a solitary human voice.

When his companions related it to him, the Prophet said he already knew of the dream, and then added that the Angel Gabriel had taught him the words for azan, which Muslims have handed down since then:


Allah is Greater I testify that there is no god

but Allah I testify that Muhammad is

the Prophet of Allah Come to prayer, come to

salvation (Success) Allah is Greater There is no god but Allah


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