Arsalan
14-03-07, 10:39 AM
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THE AZÂN (ADHÂN)
(Please see below for glossary)
Azân means ‘public announcement’ in certain Arabic phrases in prescribed order. It is not azân to say its translation. Even if it makes its meaning understandable, it cannot be recited in Persian or other languages. The first azân was performed in Mekka on the night of Mi’râj before the Hegira. In the first year of the Hegira, it became a command to call the azân to announce the time of salât. At district mosques, it is sunnat to call it at a high place, and the voice must be loud. But one should not exert oneself to shout aloud. [As it is understood, shouting is necessary as loud as to be heard in one’s own district. More than this is not permitted. There is no need to use a loud-speaker. It is a bid’at (bid'a) [1] to practice the azân or iqâmat [2] through a loud-speaker or radio broadcast. An ibâdat done with bid’at is not acceptable but sinful.]
It is sunnat-i muakkada [3] for men to call the azân for five prayers each day, for performing the omitted [qadâ] prayers that are fard, and towards the khatîb at Friday prayers. It is makrűh for women to call the azân or the iqâmat. For it is harâm for them to raise their voice. The azân is said at a high place in order to announce the time to others. But the azân that is said for the ready jamâ’at or for oneself is said on the ground.
The azân or the iqâmat is not said for the namâz of witr, ’Iyd, tarâwîh or janâza. It is not acceptable to call the azân before the prescribed time, it is a grave sin. The azân or iqâmat which is said before the time (of prayer) begins must be repeated after the time begins. It is not permissible to call the azân like a song so as to add vowel points or letters or prolong the letters, or to listen to the azân said or the Qur’ân read in this manner.
MEANINGS OF THE WORDS OF THE AZÂN
1- ALLAHU AKBAR: Allâhu ta’âlâ is great. He needs nothing. He is so great that He does not need the worships of His slaves. Worships are of no benefit to Him. In order to settle this well in minds, this word is repeated four times. [The first and third ‘r’ sounds are made jazm or wasl (the sign which, placed over a consonant, shows that no vowel follows. The ‘r’ sound should stand on its own and not be connected with any other sound; such as with the beginning of the next sequence of ALLAHU AKBAR)]
2- ASH’HADU AN LÂ ILÂHA IL-LAL-LAH: Though owing to His greatness He does not need anyone’s worship, I bear witness and certainly believe that none besides Him is worthy of being worshipped. Nothing is like Him.
3- ASH’HADU ANNA MUHAMMADAN RASŰLULLAH: I bear witness and believe that hadrat Muhammad ‘alaihi wa alâ âlihissalâtu wa sallam’ is the Prophet sent by Him, that he is the communicant of the way of the worships liked by Him, that only those worships communicated and shown by him are worthy of Allâhu ta’âlâ.
4-5- HAYYA’ALASSALÂH-HAYYA’ALALFALÂH: These are the two words inviting Believers to namâz, which brings happiness and salvation.
6- ALLÂHU AKBAR: No one could manage the worship worthy of Him. He is so great, so far from anybody’s worship being worthy of Him or suitable for Him.
7- LÂ ILÂHA IL-LAL-LAH: He, alone, has the right to be worshipped, for us to humiliate ourselves before. Along with the fact that no one can do the worship worthy of Him, no one besides Him is worthy of being worshipped.
[Endless Bliss]
[1] bid’a: (pl. bida’) heresy; false, disliked belief or practice that did not exist in the four sources of Islam but which has been introduced later as an Islamic belief or ’ibâda in expectation of thawâb (blessings) ; heresy..
[2] iqâmat: the words recited while standing just before beginning one of the five daily fard prayers.
[3] See the page: http://www.hizmetbooks.org/Endless_Bliss_First_Fascicle/b1-28.html
Masjids are homes of Allâhu ta'âlâ What becomes a host is to entertain their guests.
Amr bin Meyűn Evdî “rahmatullâhi 'alaih”
"Kalâm-i kibâr, kibâr-i kalâmast."
(The words of the superiors are the superior words.)
www.serenityfountain.org
www.huzurpinari.com
(Our websites are updated daily.)
(HUZUR PINARI)
www.serenityfountain.org
www.huzurpinari.com
(Our websites are updated daily.)
THE AZÂN (ADHÂN)
(Please see below for glossary)
Azân means ‘public announcement’ in certain Arabic phrases in prescribed order. It is not azân to say its translation. Even if it makes its meaning understandable, it cannot be recited in Persian or other languages. The first azân was performed in Mekka on the night of Mi’râj before the Hegira. In the first year of the Hegira, it became a command to call the azân to announce the time of salât. At district mosques, it is sunnat to call it at a high place, and the voice must be loud. But one should not exert oneself to shout aloud. [As it is understood, shouting is necessary as loud as to be heard in one’s own district. More than this is not permitted. There is no need to use a loud-speaker. It is a bid’at (bid'a) [1] to practice the azân or iqâmat [2] through a loud-speaker or radio broadcast. An ibâdat done with bid’at is not acceptable but sinful.]
It is sunnat-i muakkada [3] for men to call the azân for five prayers each day, for performing the omitted [qadâ] prayers that are fard, and towards the khatîb at Friday prayers. It is makrűh for women to call the azân or the iqâmat. For it is harâm for them to raise their voice. The azân is said at a high place in order to announce the time to others. But the azân that is said for the ready jamâ’at or for oneself is said on the ground.
The azân or the iqâmat is not said for the namâz of witr, ’Iyd, tarâwîh or janâza. It is not acceptable to call the azân before the prescribed time, it is a grave sin. The azân or iqâmat which is said before the time (of prayer) begins must be repeated after the time begins. It is not permissible to call the azân like a song so as to add vowel points or letters or prolong the letters, or to listen to the azân said or the Qur’ân read in this manner.
MEANINGS OF THE WORDS OF THE AZÂN
1- ALLAHU AKBAR: Allâhu ta’âlâ is great. He needs nothing. He is so great that He does not need the worships of His slaves. Worships are of no benefit to Him. In order to settle this well in minds, this word is repeated four times. [The first and third ‘r’ sounds are made jazm or wasl (the sign which, placed over a consonant, shows that no vowel follows. The ‘r’ sound should stand on its own and not be connected with any other sound; such as with the beginning of the next sequence of ALLAHU AKBAR)]
2- ASH’HADU AN LÂ ILÂHA IL-LAL-LAH: Though owing to His greatness He does not need anyone’s worship, I bear witness and certainly believe that none besides Him is worthy of being worshipped. Nothing is like Him.
3- ASH’HADU ANNA MUHAMMADAN RASŰLULLAH: I bear witness and believe that hadrat Muhammad ‘alaihi wa alâ âlihissalâtu wa sallam’ is the Prophet sent by Him, that he is the communicant of the way of the worships liked by Him, that only those worships communicated and shown by him are worthy of Allâhu ta’âlâ.
4-5- HAYYA’ALASSALÂH-HAYYA’ALALFALÂH: These are the two words inviting Believers to namâz, which brings happiness and salvation.
6- ALLÂHU AKBAR: No one could manage the worship worthy of Him. He is so great, so far from anybody’s worship being worthy of Him or suitable for Him.
7- LÂ ILÂHA IL-LAL-LAH: He, alone, has the right to be worshipped, for us to humiliate ourselves before. Along with the fact that no one can do the worship worthy of Him, no one besides Him is worthy of being worshipped.
[Endless Bliss]
[1] bid’a: (pl. bida’) heresy; false, disliked belief or practice that did not exist in the four sources of Islam but which has been introduced later as an Islamic belief or ’ibâda in expectation of thawâb (blessings) ; heresy..
[2] iqâmat: the words recited while standing just before beginning one of the five daily fard prayers.
[3] See the page: http://www.hizmetbooks.org/Endless_Bliss_First_Fascicle/b1-28.html
Masjids are homes of Allâhu ta'âlâ What becomes a host is to entertain their guests.
Amr bin Meyűn Evdî “rahmatullâhi 'alaih”
"Kalâm-i kibâr, kibâr-i kalâmast."
(The words of the superiors are the superior words.)
www.serenityfountain.org
www.huzurpinari.com
(Our websites are updated daily.)