Adhan

The adhan is the <a href="/facts/Islam/zDLbL45C">Islamic</a> <a href="/facts/Call_to_prayer/C31JCDwg">call to prayer</a>, usually recited by a <a href="/facts/Muezzin/m2L5P4ax">muezzin</a>, traditionally from the <a href="/facts/Minaret/4f9J9Gsq">minaret</a> of a <a href="/facts/Mosque/U51uY78w">mosque</a>, shortly before each of the <a href="/facts/Salah/XqKPp3vL">five obligatory daily prayers</a>. The adhan is also the first phrase said in the ear of a newborn baby, and often the first thing recited in a new home.
It is the first call summoning <a href="/facts/Muslims/W2ukq4pg">Muslims</a> to enter the mosque for obligatory (<a href="/facts/Fard/Pytrmb8g">fard</a>) prayers (<a href="/facts/Salah/XqKPp3vL">salawat</a>); a second call, known as the <a href="/facts/Iqama/kQ0qLRH2">iqama</a>, summons those already in the mosque to assemble for prayer. Muslims are encouraged to stop their activities and respond to the adhan by performing prescribed prayers, demonstrating reverence for the call to prayer and commitment to their faith.
The five prayer times are known in Arabic as <a href="/facts/Fajr_prayer/E9mssrYg">fajr</a> (فجر), <a href="/facts/Zuhr_prayer/TvKV4yM6">dhuhr</a> (ظهر), <a href="/facts/Asr_prayer/aI0nDapm">asr</a> (عصر), <a href="/facts/Maghrib_prayer/VUVwjgu2">maghrib</a> (مغرب), and <a href="/facts/Isha_prayer/0jaX4oq1">isha</a> (عشاء).
In <a href="/facts/Turkey/KIYAWAs0">Turkey</a>, they are called sabah, öğle, ikindi, akşam, and yatsı; the five calls to prayer are sung in different <a href="/facts/Turkish_makam/RpydUEBx">makams</a>, corresponding to the time of day.

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