Adhan

//ɑːˈðɑːn//

"Adhan" in a Sentence (7 examples)

Sami heard the adhan for the first time.

The first time Sami heard the adhan, he was on a Cairo street.

Sami thought that the adhan was singing.

Sami came to the mosque before the adhan.

Sami recited the adhan.

He recited the adhan.

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).

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