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                Story Of Azan

                             RELATED BY : A GUIDE TO PRAYER IN ISLAM

                                           M. ABDUL QARIM SAQIB

 

   

     A long time ago when the Muslims migrated from Makkah to Madeenah they used to agree about a fixed time for the congregational prayer. They found it difficult to remember the time fixed for the prayer sometimes, especially when they were busy doing there work. One day prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) and the Muslims discussed the matter of calling the people for the congregational prayer at the exact time. Some of the believers suggested the use of something like the bell of the Christians; others suggested the use of the horn like that of the Jews, but Umar (R.A) suggested sending someone’s to announce the prayer. Then Allah’s Messenger (S.A.W) appointed Bilal to call the people to prayer. But it seems through the study of hadees that the method was not satisfactory. Then Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) agreed to use a Naqoose (a conch), something like the bell of Christians but he was not happy to use it because of its similarity with the Christians.                After Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) had ordered a bell to be made so that it could be struck to gather the people to prayer; on that some day a companion, Abdullah bin Zaid Bin abd Rabbihi, said, “I was sleeping when I saw a man carrying a Naqoose in his hand, and I said, “servant of Allah will you sell this to me?” when he asked what I would do with it? I replied that we would use it to call the people to prayer. He said, “Shall I not guide you to something better than that? I replied, “Certainly” so he told me to say.    Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Ash hadu al lailaha illallah, Ash hadu al lailaha illallah, Ash hadu anna Muhamada Rasoolullah, Ash hadu anna Muhamada Rasoolullah, Hayya alasslah, Hayya alasslah, Hayya alal falah , Hayya alal Falah, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Lailaha Illallah.    After the Azan the stranger kept quiet for a while and then said, “when the congregation is ready you should say :- Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Ash hadu al lailaha illallah, Ash hadu anna Muhamada Rasoolullah, Hayya alasslah, Hayya alal falah, Qadqamathissalah, Qadqamathissalah, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Lailaha Illallah.     When I told Allah’s Messenger (S.A.W) in the morning what I had seen, he said, “it is a true vision, insha allah, so getup along with Bilal, and when you have taught him what you have seen let him use it in making the call to prayer, for he has stronger voice than you have”.     So I got up along with Bilal and began to teach it to him, and he used it in making the call to prayer.Umar Bin – Khattab heard this when he was in his house, and he came out trailing his clock and said, “Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) by him who has sent you with the truth, I have seen the same kind of thing as has been revealed.” To this Allah’s Messenger (S.A.W) replied, “Praise be to Allah!”             (Darmi, Ahmed, Ibn Majah, Ibn, Khzaizah, Tirmizi,)   So from that day on to the present day Azan is said to gather people  for the congregational prayer.