How to Give a Call to Prayer (Traditional)

By Dr. Laury Silvers

Learn to give the call to prayer:

The first video gives you a Sunni call in Arabic, with the Transliteration, and the English. Follow along.

The second adhan is Shia.

 

You will need to know the main call to prayer and the call to stand in prayer, the shorter call given just before the salat.

1. For the Sunni adhan:

Allahu akbar

Allahu akbar

Allahu akbar

Allahu akbar

Ash-shahadu an la illaha illa’llah

Ash-shahadu an la illaha illa’llah

Ash-shahadu anna Muhammadin rasulillah

Ash-shahadu anna Muhammadin rasulillah

Hayat ala salat

Hayat ala salat

Hayat ala falah

Hayat ala falah

Allahu akbar

Allahu akbar

La illaha illa’llah

 

2. For the shortend call, the iqama: 

Allahu akbar

Allahu akbar

Ash-shahadu an la illaha illa’llah

Ash-shahadu anna Muhammadin rasulillah

Hayat ala salat

Hayat ala falah

qad qamatas salat

qad qamatas salat

Allahu Akbar

La illaha illa’llah