Appendix A
Adhan and
Iqamah
- Adhan
Arabic:
Transliteration:
Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar,
Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar
Ashhadu alla ilaha illalah
Ashhadu alla ilaha illalah
Ashhadu anna Muhammadan rasullullah
Ashhadu anna Muhammadan rasullullah
Hayyi alas salah
Hayyi alas salah
Hayyi alal falah
Hayyi alal falah
Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar,
la ilaha illalah
Translation:
Allah is Greater
Allah is Greater
Allah is Greater
Allah is Greater
I bear witness there is no god but Allah
I bear witness there is no god but Allah
I testify that Muhammad is Allah’s Messenger
I testify that Muhammad is Allah’s Messenger
Rush to Salat
Rush to Salat
Rush to success
Rush to success
Allah is Greater
Allah is Greater
There is no god but Allah
Addition for fajr prayers:
During the adhan for fajr prayer, the following words are added after Hayya alal falah
Arabic:
Transliteration:
Assalatu Khairun minan nawm
Assalatu Khairun minan nawm
Translation:
Prayer is better than sleep
Prayer is better than sleep
2. Iqamah
Iqama is the same as the adhan except that after Hayya alal falah, the following words are added:
Arabic:
Transliteration:
Qad Qamatis Salah
Qad Qamatis Salah
Translation:
Prayer has begun
Prayer has begun
One says the beginning and ending takbir, and the phrase Qad Qamatis Salat twice. Everything else is to be said once, making eleven phrases.