The adhan is the call to the prayers in Islam, recited by the muezzin usually from the minarets of a mosque. The main purpose behind the loud pronouncement of adhanfive times a day is to remind the believers to discard all worldly activities at prayer time and assemble for the mandatory (fard) prayers. Click on Continue Reading to learn more about Adhan.
The History:
In 622 AD, Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings ofAllah be upon him) told the newly converted Muslims of Mecca to migrate to the city of Medina to avoid persecution by pagan Makkans and their powerful tribal chiefs, In Medina, a large group of supporters eagerly awaited their arrival. After reaching Medina, the first thing that the Muslims (the immigrants and the hosts) did was to build a simple mosque so that they could gather together to pray and learn the teachings of Islam. This mosque was called the Quba Mosque.
When the construction of Quba Mosque was complete, the Muslims discussed ways of calling everyone to the mosque at the time of the prayers. Some people suggested hoisting a flag at each time of the prayer. Other suggestions included setting up a smoke signal, using a horn or tolling a bell.Prophet Muhammad (May peace and blessings ofAllah be upon him) did not agree with these suggestions because some imitated the ways of other religions while others were too impractical. He was keen on having something different to signify the call to prayers.
Narrated Abu Umayr ibn Anas(May Allah be pleased with him):
AbuUmayr(May Allah be pleased with him) reported on the authority of his uncle who was from the Ansar (the helpers of the Prophet): The Prophet (Peace be upon him) was anxious as to how to gather the people for prayer.
The people told him: Hoist a flag at the time of prayer; when they see it, they will inform one another. But he (the Prophet) did not like it. Then someone mentioned to him the horn.
Ziyad(May Allah be pleased with him) said: A horn of the Jews. He (the Prophet) did not like it. He said: This is the matter of the Jews. Then they mentioned to him the bell of the Christians. He said: This is the matter of the Christians. Abdullah ibn Zayd(May Allah be pleased with him)returned anxiously from there because of the anxiety of the Apostle (Peace be upon him). He was then taught the call to prayer in his dream. Next day he came to the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) and informed him about it.
He said: Apostle of Allah, I was between sleep and wakefulness; all of a sudden a newcomer came (to me) and taught me the call to prayer. Umar ibn al-Khattab(May Allah be pleased with him) had also seen it in his dream before, but he kept it hidden for twenty days.
The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said to Umar: What did prevent you from saying it to me?
He said: Abdullah ibn Zayd had already told you about it before me: hence I was ashamed.
Then the Apostle of Allah (Peace be upon him) said: Bilal, stand up, see what Abdullah ibn Zayd tells you (to do), then do it. Bilal then called them to prayer.
Abu Bishr(May Allah be pleased with him) reported on the authority of Abu Umayr(May Allah be pleased with him): The Ansar thought that if Abdullah ibn Zayd(May Allah be pleased with him) had not been ill on that day, the Apostle of Allah (Peace be upon him) would have made him mu’adhdhin. ”
Sunan Abu Dawood, Book 2, Hadith 498
Bila(May Allah be pleased with him)l did as he was told and hence the first adhan in the history of mankind was announced in his clear, beautiful and melodious voice. It reverberated through the entire city bringing it to a stand still. Then people realized that this was a call to assemble for prayers and started congregating towards the mosque.
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