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Theadhān (Arabic:أَذَان) or theazān (Persian:اذان) is theIslamic call toprayer. Themuezzin reads it out aloud. The root of the word isʼḏn "to permit", and another derivative of this word isuḏun, meaning "ear."
The muezzin reads Adhan in themosque, sometimes from aminaret. He usually does this five times a day. Adhan is used to call otherMuslims to do the prayers. There is a second call, known asiqama (set up) that is used to tell Muslims to line up for the start of the prayers. Sometimes,loudspeakers are used on the minarets.
Sunni andShi'a use versions of adhan which are slightly different from each other.
