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adhan.

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

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɑːˈðɑːn//əˈðɑːn/
  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).
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic أَذَان (ʔaḏān).

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