ADHAN

 (Arabic: announcement), the Muslim call to Friday public worship and to the five daily hours of prayer. The muezzin, a servant of the mosque chosen for good character, makes the proclamation from the door or side of a small mosque, or from the minaret of a large one. The standard Sunni adhan can be translated as: "Allah is greatest. I testify that there is no god but Allah. I testify that Muhammad is the Prophet of Allah. Come to prayer. Come to salvation. Allah is greatest. There is no god but Allah." The first phrase is proclaimed four times, the final phrase once, and the others twice.