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Synonyms for athan

Most common

call to prayer

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Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The call to prayer, usually recited by a muezzin before each of the five obligatory daily prayers.

    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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Other spellings
adhan azan

Forms

Plural
athans

Popularity over time

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Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.