Call to Prayer (Adhan)

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:prayer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Adhan
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:Prophet_Muhammad
gptkbp:associatedWith mosque
Salah
gptkbp:audioFeatures Melodic recitation
gptkbp:broadcastOn gptkb:audio_equipment
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Hayya_'ala-l-Falah
Ashhadu an la ilaha illa Allah
Ashhadu anna Muhammadur Rasul Allah
Hayya 'ala-s-Salah
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Symbol of Islamic identity
gptkbp:declaredBy gptkb:Bilal_ibn_Rabah
gptkbp:duration Few minutes
gptkbp:firstPhrase gptkb:Allahu_Akbar
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Iqama
gptkbp:frequency Five times a day
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Call to Prayer (Adhan)
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:legalStatus Permitted in many Muslim-majority countries
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Hadith
gptkb:Sunnah
gptkbp:notRecitedBefore Eid prayer (in some traditions)
Funeral prayer (Janazah)
gptkbp:notRecitedOn Women (in public settings)
gptkbp:originatedIn 7th century
gptkbp:performedBy Muezzin
gptkbp:purpose Summon Muslims to prayer
gptkbp:recitedBy gptkb:Ramadan
gptkb:Night
gptkb:Eid
gptkb:Friday_prayer
mosque
Dawn
Sunset
Men
Funeral prayer
Noon
Afternoon
Congregational prayer
Each obligatory prayer
Newborn (in right ear)
gptkbp:recitedFacing gptkb:Qibla
gptkbp:recognizedBy All major Islamic sects
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:significance Marks time for prayer
gptkbp:symbolizes Unity of Muslims
gptkbp:variant Shia Adhan
Sunni Adhan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Friday_Sermons
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8