THE CALL TO PRAYER (ADHĀN)

It is recommended for both men and women to say adhān and then iqāmah before the daily obligatory prayers

Adhan is a set of phrases recited to announce the time of prayer.

 اللّهُ أَکْبَرُ     4 times
Allāhu akbar       4 times
Allah is greater [ than what He is described as]

أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لا إِلٰهَ إلّا اللّهُ  2 times
 Ashhadu an lā ilāha  illa lāh       2 times
I bear witness There is on God but Allah

   أَشْهَدُ أنَّ مُحَمَّداً رَسُوْلُ اللّهِ        2 times
Ashhadu anna Muhammdan rasūl lāh       2 times
I bear witness Muhammad is the Apostle of Allah

أَشْهَدُ أنَّ عَلیّاً أمیرالْمُؤْمِنیٖنَ وَلیُّ اللّهِ             2 times
Ashhadu anna ʿaliyyan amirul muminina waliyyul lāh     2 times
I bear witness ‘Ali is the Commander of the Faithful and the vicegerent of Allah.

 حَیَّ عَلَی الصَّلاةِ       2  times
Hayya ‘alaṣ ṣalāh    2 times
Hurry toward prayer
حَیَّ عَلی الفَلٰاحِ         2  times
Hayya ‘alal falāh       2 times
Hurry toward salavation

حَیَّ عَلیٰ خَیرِ الْعَمَلِ            2 times
Hayya ‘alā khayril ‘amal     2 times
Hurry toward the best of deeds

اللّهُ أَکْبَرُ   2 times
Allāhu akbar     2 times
Allah is greater [ than what He is described as]

 لا إِلٰهَ إلّا اللّهُ        2 times
La ilāha illal lāh    2 times
There is no God but Allah

What is Iqama?