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azan

azan

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A call from a mosque that invites Muslims to pray
  • noun
  • /əˈzɑːn/
: azan
  • He always hears the azan before starting his daily activities during Ramadan.

Examples

  • I moved to another location because my mother has a heart condition and the azan and the screaming, hysterical sermons were bad for her blood pressure.

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  • In the name of secularism, even the Arabic azan, the Islamic call to prayer, was translated into modern Turkish.

    Academic text (2007)
  • So whenever you pray, whenever you hear that Azan, Yeah, your body, your.

  • "The azans are so loud that they reach every home of our society.

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  • The mullah of the mosque used to give the azan five times a day, but it was not very loud and did not reach our homes.

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  • Every morning, the azan calls Muslims to perform their prayers at the mosque.

  • The neighborhood embraced the sound of the azan, as it signified the time for prayer.

Surface Forms

azan singular
azans plural

Etymology

Azan comes from the Arabic adhān, which means 'call' or 'notification'. It is the mosque 'call' announced to invite Muslims to pray, so remember azan as the loud city 'call' that tells people it is time to pray.