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adhan

/ɑːˈðɑːn/

Meanings

noun

الأذان

The call to prayer, which originally consisted of simply four takbirs followed by the statement لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلله (أَشْهَدُ أَنْ).

Examples :

"If one pray alone, then no adhan is needed."
إذا صلى المرء وحده، فلا حاجة إلى الأذان.