What does "adhan" mean?

The call to prayer, which consisted originally of simply four takbīrs followed by the statement (أَشْهَدُ أَنْ) لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلله ((ʔašhadu ʔan) lā ʔilāha ʔillā llāh).

What is a synonym for "adhan"?

Common synonyms include: call to prayer, call to prayer.

Adhan

//ɑːˈðɑːn// noun

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Noun

1
The call to prayer, which consisted originally of simply four takbīrs followed by the statement (أَشْهَدُ أَنْ) لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلله ((ʔašhadu ʔan) lā ʔilāha ʔillā llāh).
"If one were to pray alone and cannot hear the adhan from a nearby mosque, then giving both the adhan and iqamah is Sunnah (recommended)."

Synonyms

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call to prayer call to prayer

Example

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"Sami heard the adhan for the first time."

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَذَان (ʔaḏān).

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call to prayer

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