Call to the Prayers
A Call is made from the Mosque, indicating that it is time for the obligatory prayer. There are five obligatory prayers in a day. On hearing the Call, people start preparing themselves for the prayer. Appearing below is the transliteration and translation of what a caller to the prayer says
Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar
[God is the greatest, God is the greatest]
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Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar
[God is the greatest, God is the greatest]
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Ashadu an la ilaha ill Allah
[I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but God]
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Ashadu an la ilaha ill Allah
[I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but God]
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Ashadu anna Muhammadan rasoolullah
[I bear witness that Muhammad is the prophet of God]
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Ashadu anna Muhammadan rasoolullah
[I bear witness that Muhammad is the prophet of God]
· Hayya'alas salah [Come to prayer,]
· Hayya'alas salah [Come to prayer,]
· Hayya'alal falah [Come to success,]
· Hayya'alal falah [Come to success,]
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Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar
[God is the greatest, God is the greatest]
La ilaha ill Allah
[There is no deity but God.]