Adhan

The adhan ([ʔaˈðaːn], Arabic: أَذَان, romanized: adhān), also variously romanized as adhaan, athan/athaan, adhane (in French), ajan/ajaan, azan/azaan (in South Asia), adzan/adzaan (in Southeast Asia), and ezan/ezaan (in the Balkans and Turkey), among other languages, is the first Islamic call to prayer, usually recited by a muezzin at prescribed times of the day in a mosque, traditionally from a minaret.

This article is about the Islamic call to prayer. For the settlement in Ras al-Khaimah, see Adhan, Ras al-Khaimah.
Adhan
Arabicأَذَان
Romanization
  • adhān
  • aḏān
  • adhan
  • adhaan
  • athan
  • athaan
  • adhane
  • azan
  • azaan
  • ajan
  • ajaan
  • adzan
  • adzaan
  • ezan
  • ezaan
Literal meaningCall
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It is the first call summoning Muslims to enter the mosque for obligatory prayers; a second call, known as the iqamah, summons those already in the mosque to line up for prayer.

In Turkey, the adhan is voiced in five styles depending on the time of day: saba, uşşak, hicaz, rast, and segah.

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