En lille reminder, som jeg modtog af en vidunderlig søster, som jeg elsker enorm højt for Allah swts skyld, og som jeg synes mine muslimske brødre og søstre også skulle få glæde af og evt. sorg... Det er trods alt en "opdigtet" historie meeeeen vi kan dog ikke erklære denne reminder som afgjort pure opspind, eftersom Quranen og Profeten Muhammad Sallallahu alayhi wa Sallam entydigt beretter os om Dommedagen, og vores endelig destination enten Jahannam eller Paradis, og de 5 daglige bønners betydning i hele vores eksistens både i denne verden og i det hinsides..

He remembered his grandmother' s warning about praying on time: 'My son, you shouldn't leave prayer to this late time'. His grandmother' s age was 70 but, whenever she heard the Adhan, she got up like an arrow and performed Salah.

He, however could never win over his ego to get up and pray. Whatever he did, his Salah was always the last to be offered and he prayed it quickly to get it in on time.
Thinking of this, he got up and realized that there were only 15 minutes left before Qaza. He quickly made Wudhu and performed the Salat.

While making Tasbih, he again remembered his grandmother and was embarrassed by how he had prayed. His grandmother prayed with such tranquillity and peace. He began making Dua and went down to make Sajdah and stayed like that for
a while. He had been at work all day and was tired, very tired. He awoke abruptly to the sound of noise and shouting.
He was sweating profusely. He looked around. It was very crowded. Every direction he looked in was filled with people. Some stood frozen looking around, some were running left and right and some were on their knees with their heads in their hands just waiting. Pure fear and apprehension filled him as he realized where he was. His heart was about to burst.

It was the Day of Judgment.

When he was alive, he had heard many things about the questioning on the Day of Judgment, but that seemed so long ago. Could this be something his mind made up? No, the wait and the fear were so great that he could not have imagined this. The interrogation was still going on. He began moving frantically from people to people to ask if his name had been called. No one could answer him. All of a sudden his name was called and the crowd split into two and made a passageway for him.

Two angels grabbed his arms and led him forward. He walked with unknowing eyes through the crowd. The angels brought him to the centre and left him there. His head was bent down and his whole life was passing in front of his eyes like a movie. He opened his eyes but saw only another world. The people were all helping others. He saw his father running from one lecture to the other, spending his wealth in the way of Islam. His mother invited guests to their house and one table was being set while the other was being cleared. He pleaded his case, 'I too was always on this path. I helped others. I spread the word of Allah. I performed my Salah. I fasted in the month of Ramadhan.' 'Whatever Allah ordered us to do, I did.' 'Whatever he ordered us not to do, I did not.' He began to cry and think about how much he loved Allah. He knew that whatever he had done in life would be less than what Allah deserved and his only protector was Allah He was sweating like never before and was shaking all over. His eyes were fixed on the scale, waiting for the final decision.

At last, the decision was made.

The two angels with sheets of paper in their hands, turned to the crowd. His legs felt like they were going to collapse. He closed his eyes as they began to read the names of those people who were to enter Jahannam.

His name was read first.

He fell on his knees and yelled that this couldn't be, 'How could I go to Jahannam? I served others all my life, I spread the word of Allah to others.' His eyes had become blurry and he was shaking with sweat. The two angels took him by the arms. As his feet dragged, they went through the crowd and advanced toward the blazing flames of Jahannam. He was yelling and wondered if there was any person who was going to help him. He was yelling of all the good deeds he had done, how he had helped his father, his fasts, prayers, the Noble Qur'an hat he read, he was asking if none of them would help him.

The Jahannam angels continued to drag him. They had gotten closer to the Hellfire. He looked back and these were his last pleas. Had not Rasulullah [SAW] said, 'How clean would a person be who bathes in a river five times a day, so too does the Salah performed five times cleanse someone of their sins?'

He began yelling, 'My prayers? My prayers? My prayers?'

The two angels did not stop, and they came to the edge of the abyss of Jahannam. The flames of the fire were burning his face. He looked back one last time, but his eyes were dry of hope and he had nothing left in him. One of the angels pushed him in. He found himself in the air and falling towards the flames. He had just fallen five or six feet when a hand grabbed him by the arm and pulled him back.He lifted his head and saw an old man with a long white beard. He wiped some dust off himself and asked him, 'Who are you?'

The old man replied, 'I am your prayers.'

'Why are you so late?! I was almost in the fire! You rescued me at the last minute before I fell in.' The old man smiled and shook his head, 'You always performed me at the last minute, did you forget?'

SubhanaAllah, lad os alle mødes i salah rettidigt...

Natten til fredag den 30. maj...

Huset sov tungt og det samme gjorde resten af Danmark...

En tung nattehimmel havde trukket sig henover hele Danmark og stilhedens kraft havde taget over.. Himmelrummet sov hvilende imod tomheden...
Jeg mærkede gennem mit lille vindue at månen forsøgte at tilhylle den mørke nattehimmel med sit klare måneskin..
I drømmesekvenserne mødtes folk med hinanden medens jeg sad inde på mit lille værelse, hvor mine fingre uafbrudt dansede rundt på computer tastaturet...
Min lyst og dens længsel efter en søvn og drøm forsøgte jeg at holde den tilbage...
Pludselig kørte adhan (kaldet til bøn) på min computer som en trøst til min indre sjæl..
Kl. var 03.00 og morgenbønnen banede vejen til mødet med Skaberen af hele Universet... Kaldet til dagens første møde mellem ham/hende og Skaberen...
Men dette møde er ikke blot for menneskelegemet...
For intet kunne stoppe de øvrige beboere af den frie natur til at tage del i den universelle tilbedelse til Universets Skaber af alt mellem himmel og jord..
Fuglene begyndte pludselig uafbrudt at kvidre løs.. Pludselig føltes træerne besat af en masse kvindrende fugle, som absolut ville tag del i dagens første bøn... SubhanaAllah..

Allah swt siger i Al-Quran:

Seest thou not that it is Allah Whose praises all beings in the heavens and on earth do celebrate, and the birds (of the air) with wings outspread? Each one knows its own (mode of) prayer and praise. And Allah knows well all that they do.
(surah: An-Noor, Chapter 24, Verse 41)

Undertegnede sad hele natten til 30. maj oppe, eftersom jeg skulle færdiggøre en eksamensopgave. Jeg sad oppe hele natten og før jeg kunne følge med var det blevet tid til fajr, dvs. morgenbønnen ved ca. 03.00 tiden. Natten var ellers forløbet enorm roligt ind til adhan (kaldet til bøn) trådte ind... Pludselig kunne jeg høre en masse kvidrende fugle på træet, som står nogle meter fra mit vindue. Her er et lille klip, som jeg optog under den nat da bønnen trådte ind...

Harun Yahya: THE MIRACLE OF TALKING BIRDS

Each and every species on Earth has been created with miraculous characteristics and wondrous skills. Even in one single living species, we can find abundant proof of God's magnificent creation. According to one verse of the Qur'an:

There is no creature crawling on the Earth or flying creature, flying on its wings, who are not communities just like yourselves-We have not omitted anything from the Book-then they will be gathered to their Lord. (Qur'an, 6:38 )

This verse draws our attention to birds which, of all living creatures, are worthy of special consideration and observation. There are approximately ten thousand different species of birds, many of which have miraculous characteristics. Wherever we live, we may encounter many of these creatures and can admire the different aspects of each variety. They exhibit countless examples of the evidence of creation, through their aesthetic appearance, their perfect flying mechanisms, their expertise in migration, their nest-making skills and their self-sacrificing behavior.

Meanwhile, other species of birds are created with a special aptitude for forming social groups. Many varieties live together as a community, warn one another of danger, work collectively to find food and shelter, and make various sacrifices to help each other out in any number of ways. (For detailed information, see Harun Yahya, Devotion Among Animals: Revealing the Work of God). As God pointed out in the Qur'an, these creatures are capable of establishing their own form of communication and performing in cooperative ways the duties inspired in them by God. Some birds distinguish themselves by their superior intelligence and special talents. These particular species are defined as birds that can imitate sounds, include the parrots, songbirds, and hummingbirds. Many of us have heard about, seen on television or even personally witnessed these birds' ability to talk. However, we may not have considered what a great miracle it is that these creatures can mimic in this way, or to the perfection of the way in which God has created them. These creatures' being hatched with their ability to talk or imitate sounds is one of the miracles of creation and, at the same time invalidates the claims of evolutionary theory.

Læs mere om: Miraklerne omkring fugle af Harun Yahya

Masha Allah all adhans are beautiful, they're calling us to our Lord, but subhanAllah when I hear the adhan go off on my computer at fajr time, I fall in love. I wish I could hit repeat lol but when I hit play I get the same adhan that plays during the other 4 salawat.

(sigh)

I miss Mecca & Medina. And I miss hearing the adhan wherever I was and then running to the masjid. May Allah swt bring us all back there soon insha Allah, and give you all the chance of going there if you've never yet been blessed to go.

Muslimerne rundt omkring på jordkloden bliver 5 gange dagligt kaldt til de obligatoriske bønner af en mu´adhdhin (personen der kalder til bøn)...

Det er følgende obligatoriske bønner: Fajr, zuhr, asr, maghreb, isha.

Men hvad betyder endelig kaldet til bøn, som 5 gange dagligt runger byerne rundt omkring i de muslimske lande, som i gode gamle dage skete fra hustage eller moskeernes minareter, som er et enestående øjeblik for enhver muslim... Dvs. i gode gamle dage kunne man ud fra moskeernes minareter se mu´adhdhin stå og kalde til bøn, mens størstedelen af mu´adhdhin idag står i selve moskeen, og kaldet så gennem en mikrofon og videre til højtalere som er sat fast på moskeernes minareter..

Ordet Adhan stammer fra rodformen for øre eller kald, og betegner herunder kaldet til bøn (salah).

Før en bøn kan finde sted så kaldes forsamlingen, dvs. folk som skal deltage til den påbegyndende bøn ved adhan. Selve adhan tager 5-15 minutter alt afhængig af hvor meget mu´adhdhin lægger af sine krafter i selve kaldet. Der er nogle mu´adhdhin som læser det enorm hurtigt, mens andre vælger at trække ud i det med en smuk og dybere stemme, som er enestående for lytterne... Jo mere energi der bliver lagt i adhan, jo bedre mulighed får folk som skal deltage til bønnen at nå ud til bønnen inden den starter, i tilfælde af hvis de enten befinder sig på gaden eller derhjemme. Ligeledes giver krafterne der bliver lagt ved adhan, et meget følelsesmæssigt øjeblik for alle og enhver, som er vidne til kaldet til en bøn..
I de muslimske lande hvor der bliver kaldt til bønnen ud fra moskeens minarater, så vil der ofte gå få minutter efter adhan er færdig til selve bønnen påbegyndes. Men i modsætning til Europa hvor adhan ikke finder sted offentligt, så går der ofte få sekunder til folk står op for at påbegynde bønnen, som der er blevet kaldt til.

For at kalde til bøn er det vigtigt at mu´adhdhin stiller sig ved bedestedet med fronten mod Qibla (Makkah), og efterfølgende gør intention om at kalde til bøn.

Når han når det sted i kaldet, hvor han siger: kom til bøn vender han sig en smule mod højre og ved næste sætning, kom til success, vende sig en smule skråt mod venstre. Men ellers er fronten altid mod Qibla under hele kaldet.

På arabisk lyder adhan følgende:

Allahu Akbar
Allahu Akbar
Allahu Akbar
Allahu Akbar
Ash-hadu an la ilaha ill-Allah
Ash-hadu an la ilaha ill-Allah
Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan rasul Ullah
Ash-hadu Anna Muhammadan rasul Ullah
Hayya 'alas-salah
Hayya 'alas-salah
Hayya 'alal-falah
Hayya 'alal-falah
Allahu Akbar
Allahu Akbar
La ilaha ill-Allah

På dansk:

Allah er størst
Allah er størst
Allah er størst
Allah er størst
Jeg bevidner at der ingen anden gud er end Allah
Jeg bevidner at der ingen anden gud er end Allah
Jeg bevidner at Muhammad er Allahs sendebud
Jeg bevidner at Muhammad er Allahs sendebud
Kom til bøn
Kom til bøn
Kom til succes
Kom til succes
Allah er størst
Allah er størst
Der er ingen anden gud end Allah

Bemærk dog at ved morgenbønnen siger man mellem "Allah er størst" og "Der er ingen anden gud end Allah" ved at tilføje: 2x Assalatu Kharun mi nan-nawm, som betyder: bøn er bedre end søvn.

Den som hører adhan skal besvare kaldet lavmælt ved at sige efter mu´adhdhin.

Adhan fra Makkah

De tots els estímuls sensitius que la visita a un país musulmà forneix, pocs se'm presenten més subjugadors que aquesta fórmula musical que convoca els fidels cinc vegades al dia. Els muetzins, dalt dels seus minarets i orientats cap a La Meca, reciten la professió de fe que recorda que Al·là és el més gran i Mahoma el seu enviat. Després es giren a esquerra i dreta perquè tots puguin sentir-ho.
Encara que el contingut de la cançó sigui inflexible, cada muetzí té la seva entonació particular, les seves pauses, els seus ornaments. Es tracta d'un cant melismàtic, en la mesura que les síl•labes es poden allargar i contenir diverses notes. En ocasions, escales completes. Els afeccionats al flamenc no podem deixar de sentir un estremiment per la manera en la qual aquesta tècnica recorda als ayeos del cante jondo.

L'habilitat en l'execució de l'adan ha estat motiu de prestigi i orgull per a les mesquites. Tenir a un bon muetzí era tradicionalment el millor reclam per a fer-se amb una abundant parròquia. Existeixen, a més a més, diversos estils, de les prosòdies monòtones de l'islam purità a les exuberants recreacions de certes tendències i escoles. És un patrimoni ric i variat, però que en essència ens ha arribat gairebé inalterat des dels seus orígens i que ens remunta com per eixarm a les acaballes del segle VI.
Observo, malgrat tot, que també això, una de les coses més segures en les darreres catorze centuries, és susceptible de canviar. Si més no, en algunes grans ciutats sarraïnes, tals que Istanbul o Damasc, bona part de les mesquites compten ja amb equips amplificadors, que difuminen la importància de la potència vocal del muetzí. Però encara percebo una altra substitució més insidiosa: l'ús de cintes pregravades. Encara que el seu ús no s’hagi estès completament, és preocupant, car es tracta d'una alta bastida enderrocada. L'estandardització i desnaturalització d’allò que en un altre temps va ser autèntic i original sembla no conèixer límits. I sembla una marea disposada a inundar-ho tot. La vida s'assembla cada vegada més al seu simulacre.

En aquest enllaç hi podeu escoltar alguns recitats d’adans notables. Potser el dia de demà ja només es puguin sentir en aquest format.

Obama: Man of the World

By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF

Published: March 6, 2007

Mr. Obama recalled the opening lines of the Arabic call to prayer, reciting them with a first-rate accent. In a remark that seemed delightfully uncalculated (it’ll give Alabama voters heart attacks), Mr. Obama described the call to prayer as “one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset.”

Thanks for the tip:

Hawaii Reporter

Barack Obama’s Word Games

By Frank Salvato, 2/29/2008 8:25:48 AM

Salvato furnishes the text of the Islamic call to prayer in context.

For someone who wasn’t “influenced” by his “brief” stint in the Islamic faith, Mr. Obama certainly has command of a difficult language (words) and fond memories of a prayer that translated literally means,

“Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah. I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. Hasten to the Prayer, hasten to the Prayer. Hasten to real success, hasten to real success. Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. There is none worthy of worship but Allah.”

One phrase stands out, above the rest, to one who has read the Qur'an: Hasten to real success  what is the meaning of success in the context of Islam?  Two ayat  leap immediately to mind.

9:111 Verily, Allâh has purchased of the believers their lives and their properties; for the price that theirs shall be the Paradise. They fight in Allâh's Cause, so they kill (others) and are killed. It is a promise in truth which is binding on Him in the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel) and the Qur'ân. And who is truer to his covenant than Allâh? Then rejoice in the bargain which you have concluded. That is the supreme success .

Allah made a bargain with the Muslims: they fight in his cause, he rewards them with Paradise instead of the Hellfire for which they were predestined. That bargain; gaining admission to Paradise is success.  The adhan tells Muslims to hasten to it; ie. to Jihad by which they earn their bordello tickets.

61:10...13 O You who believe! Shall I guide you to a commerce that will save you from a painful torment. That you believe in Allâh and His Messenger (Muhammad), and that you strive hard and fight in the Cause of Allâh with your wealth and your lives, that will be better for you, if you but know! (If you do so) He will forgive you your sins, and admit you into Gardens under which rivers flow, and pleasant dwelling in Gardens of 'Adn ­ Eternity ['Adn (Edn) Paradise], that is indeed the great success. And also (He will give you) another (blessing) which you love, help from Allâh (against your enemies) and a near victory. And give glad tidings (O Muhammad) to the believers.

If  Obama is not  and never has been a Muslim, why  has he memorized; why does he recall the Muslim call to prayer?

Mr. Obama described the call to prayer as “one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset.”

What's pretty about this sound?  [Adhan from Mecca,1.3MB Mp3 ] It sounds like the Muaththin's camel died and he has a toothache.

MashaAllah. Indeed, if we can hear ambulance's and police's emergency sirens and other emergency vehicle equipment, including siren speakers, siren switchboxes, remote sirens, light control sirens, why not for the Islamic calling for prayer? This is taken from telegraph.co.uk. Similar reports can be read from other newspapers as well.

Oxford bishop backs Islamic call to prayer

By Laura Clout
Last Updated: 2:47am GMT 13/01/2008

The Bishop of Oxford has supported plans to broadcast the Islamic call to prayer over part of the historic city.

Welcoming proposals from Oxford's Central Mosque to sound the call three times a day over East Oxford, the Rt Rev John Pritchard said those opposed to the plan should "relax" and "enjoy community diversity".

The bishop also rejected claims by the Anglican Church's only Asian bishop that sounding the call in Britain represented an attempt to "impose an Islamic character" on some areas.

Writing in The Sunday Telegraph the Rt Rev Dr Michael Nazir-Ali of Rochester sparked fierce debate when he criticised the amplified prayer call and suggested that some parts of the country were now too dangerous for non-Muslims to enter. Bishop Pritchard said: "I want to distance myself from what the Bishop of Rochester has said.

"There are no no-go areas in this country that we are aware of and in all parts of the country there are good interfaith relationships developing."

Dozens of East Oxford residents have urged the council to reject the plan by mosque leaders to issue the two-minute call to prayer up to three times a day.

They fear that it will turn the area into a "Muslim ghetto". However, Bishop Pritchard said he was "very happy" with the move.

"I believe we have good relationships with the Muslim community here in Oxford and I am personally very happy for the mosque to call the faithful to prayer in East Oxford," he said.

But he admitted there were practical issues that needed to be resolved, such as the number of times the call went out and its volume.

MashaAllah. Indeed, if we can hear ambulance's and police's emergency sirens and other emergency vehicle equipment, including siren speakers, siren switchboxes, remote sirens, light control sirens, why not for the Islamic calling for prayer? This is taken from telegraph.co.uk. Similar reports can be read from other newspapers as well.

Oxford bishop backs Islamic call to prayer

By Laura Clout
Last Updated: 2:47am GMT 13/01/2008

The Bishop of Oxford has supported plans to broadcast the Islamic call to prayer over part of the historic city.

Welcoming proposals from Oxford's Central Mosque to sound the call three times a day over East Oxford, the Rt Rev John Pritchard said those opposed to the plan should "relax" and "enjoy community diversity".

The bishop also rejected claims by the Anglican Church's only Asian bishop that sounding the call in Britain represented an attempt to "impose an Islamic character" on some areas.

Writing in The Sunday Telegraph the Rt Rev Dr Michael Nazir-Ali of Rochester sparked fierce debate when he criticised the amplified prayer call and suggested that some parts of the country were now too dangerous for non-Muslims to enter. Bishop Pritchard said: "I want to distance myself from what the Bishop of Rochester has said.

"There are no no-go areas in this country that we are aware of and in all parts of the country there are good interfaith relationships developing."

Dozens of East Oxford residents have urged the council to reject the plan by mosque leaders to issue the two-minute call to prayer up to three times a day.

They fear that it will turn the area into a "Muslim ghetto". However, Bishop Pritchard said he was "very happy" with the move.

"I believe we have good relationships with the Muslim community here in Oxford and I am personally very happy for the mosque to call the faithful to prayer in East Oxford," he said.

But he admitted there were practical issues that needed to be resolved, such as the number of times the call went out and its volume.

The Times has reported on its popular ‘faith’ pages that the Rev Charlie Cleverley, Rector of St. Aldate’s (Oxford) has opposed plans for the Central Mosque in Oxford to be allowed to relay the ‘Adhaan‘ (Islamic call to prayer) from it’s tannoys. 

Read the full article here.

Personally, I don’t think the debate has anything to do with ‘islamization’ of certain parts of the country, and neither do high-tech advancements sufficiently replace tradition - if this is argued, then the Clock tower bell at westmeinster and every other working church should also stop as we all have watches!!

The Adhaan (call to prayer) is a traditional method of reminding people of their religious and spiritual obligations - akin to a church or temple bell - that is used to remind worshippers that they should forsake worldly desires and seek pleasure in their Lord, and that this is a way to bind the community together.

Just think- the more muslims meet up, the more the Imam can keep an eye on those who are straying and can counter that with timely, grass-roots reform.  Thus it will make the Islamic Community much stronger internally, and thus represent less of a ‘risk’ to fellow non-muslim brethren.

As a Muslim, although church bells don't choke me, I have a tolerance and respect for them, as I do for the Adhaan: both call people to God!  But the Adhaan holds a certain significance for it is a call to prayer made by the human voice, as opposed to by instruments.

 But maybe, the reverend is more worried here about his sheep flocking to other farms(??)  surely, a religious society, whatever religion they may choose to adopt, is better than an irreligious one - secularist arguments aside, that a revealed religion provides its adherents with a codified set of rules and regulations and inherently confers upon its adherents a primitive moral spirit-level to assist in prevention of the propensity to do the immoral or the unethical, is worth calling to...!!

“Let the bells Ring!!” - I say!  (or in the case of the adhaan: “Let the man Sing!!”)

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ABDUL BASIT ABDUL SAMAD Al-Fatiha

SI DICE che un importante abitante della Mecca si sia convertito all'islam e sia diventato un compagno del profeta Maometto ascoltando una voce salmodiare il Corano. Quella voce profonda, grave, trasmetteva tutta l'emozione del testo sacro. Questo illustra l'importanza della voce umana nell'appello alla preghiera. Cinque volte al giorno, una voce richiama i fedeli alla preghiera.

Che ci si trovi al Cairo, a Fès o a Medina, quegli appelli scandiscono la vita dei cittadini. Per alcuni l'ora della preghiera è sacra: lasciano il lavoro, chiudono i negozi e si precipitano alla moschea per rispondere all'appello.

Ci sono muezzin - quelli che fanno l'adhan - la cui principale attrattiva è la voce, e ad essa debbono la notorietà. Da qualche tempo in certe grandi città la voce dal vivo è stata sostituita con una registrazione. I fedeli abituati agli appelli in diretta non apprezzano questo genere di cambiamenti, così come a volte si lamentano con le autorità quando un muezzin non ha una bella voce. Le voci nasali o acute sono proscritte. Il richiamo alla preghiera e la lettura pubblica del Corano possono essere affidati solo a voci piacevoli e attraenti. Una brutta voce potrebbe far fuggire i fedeli.

Il simbolo della voce è il simbolo della vita. Si chiama la gente a raccogliersi per il tempo di una preghiera che può durare pochi minuti o anche più a lungo, soprattutto il venerdì per la preghiera di mezzogiorno, durante la quale un teologo, un uomo che conosce i testi religiosi, tiene un sermone.

Il fatto di ricorrere a una macchina è una semplificazione sgradita ai fedeli che ritengono importante che l'islam sia vissuto in una verità fondamentale. La macchina non sostituirà mai la voce umana, una voce con le sue esitazioni, una voce calda e vera. E un voce vera non si guasta, mentre la macchina può bloccarsi o rallentare dando all'appello un ritmo anomalo.

Chi chiama i fedeli alla preghiera è anche la persona che la presiede. Difficile immaginare una macchina presiedere alla preghiera!

Detto questo, ridurre il numero dei muezzin è un modo per risparmiare un po' come è stato fatto nelle stazioni o alle fermate della metropolitana, dove a poco a poco il personale è stato eliminato e sostituito con distributori automatici di biglietti.

Indipendentemente dalle ragioni dei politici, la sostituzione degli uomini con i registratori non può non amareggiare i musulmani praticanti, che ritengono importante che l'appello venga da uno di essi e non da una registrazione senza cuore, senza colore e a volte con incidenti tecnici che disturbano l'esercizio religioso.

Immaginate una macchina che va in tilt e mescola tutte le parole. Immaginate un cortocircuito elettrico. Insomma, che si vada alla moschea o al lavoro, nulla vale la presenza, la voce dell'uomo, che si pu? sbagliare ma si scusa e ripara al suo errore con una gentile formula di cortesia.

Il muezzin fa parte del quartiere. La sua voce è il suo capitale. Merita il rispetto e merita che il suo ruolo sia preservato. Ai tempi del profeta, saliva sul minareto e con il suo richiamo così bello radunava gli uomini che dovevano pregare il Creatore.
(traduzione di Elda Volterrani)

Wer das Glück und die Gelegenheit hat, sich zeitweise in einem muslimischen Land aufzuhalten oder eine Metropole wie Istanbul zu besuchen, der kann fünf Mal am Tag erleben, wie sich die Stimme hunderter Gebetsrufer (Mu’adhdhins) erhebt, um die Gläubigen zum verpflichtenden Gebet - wenn möglich in Gemeinschaft - aufzufordern.

Obwohl es dabei mindestens zwei unterschiedliche Traditionen (in Nordafrika und in Westafrika einerseits, die sich direkt auf Medina beruft, und im Rest der muslimischen Welt andererseits) in der Ausführung des ‘Adhans gibt, ist das grundlegende Verständnis des Gebetsrufes vergleichsweise einheitlich. Ob von Minaretten, von Dächern, aus Lautsprechern oder aus den Kehlen der Gebetsrufer - der ‘Adhan ist untrennbarer Bestandteil der fünf täglichen Pflichtgebete. Übereinstimmung bei Muslimen herrscht darüber, dass es der schwarze Prophetengefährte Bilal war, der mit Zustimmung des Gesandten Allahs, möge Allah ihn segnen und ihm Frieden geben, die Muminun vom Dach der Prophetenmoschee zum Gebet aufrief.

Der ‘Adhan ist ein Ruf, der aus einer Serie von festgelegten Sätzen besteht, und seine Funktion ist es, darauf aufmerksam zu machen, dass die Zeit zum Gebet erreicht wurde. Es ist eine deutlich betonte Sunna, dass der ‘Adhan in jeder Moschee und jedem Gebetsraum gerufen wird, selbst wenn es in unmittelbarer Nähe eine andere Moschee geben sollte.

Der ‘Adhan gilt als eine dieser bestärkten Sunnas (Mu’akkada), wenn die folgenden fünf Bedingungen erfüllt worden sind:

• Dass er gerufen wird, um ein gemeinschaftliches Gebet zu verrichten, unabhängig davon, ob die Gemeinde reist oder nicht.

• Dass die Gruppe, die den ‘Adhan gibt, es mit der Absicht tut, andere für das Gebet zu sammeln.

• Dass das Gebet, für welches der Gebetsruf verwendet wird, ein verpflichtendes ist - weder ein freiwilliges, noch ein ‘Id-Gebet.

• Dass das Gebet, für welches der ‘Adhan gerufen wird, eine „festgesetzte Zeit“ hat, wie die fünf täglichen Gebete. Gebete wie das Totengebet und verpasste Gebete, auch wenn sie verpflichtend sind, haben keine „festgesetzte Zeit“, und daher wird kein Gebetsruf für sie verrichtet. Beim Totengebet ist dessen Zeit nicht bekannt oder festgesetzt, bis eine Person stirbt. Im Falle von nachzuholenden Gebeten wird ihre Zeit dadurch bestimmt, dass eine Person sich daran erinnert. Sie muss dieses Gebet dann unverzüglich ohne Verzögerung beten.

• Dass die Zeit, in welcher der ‘Adhan gegeben wird, die Ikhtijari-Zeit ist und nicht die Daruri-Zeit.

Empfehlenswert ist der Gebetsruf für eine Gruppe oder eine einzelne Person, wenn sie sich bemüht, dadurch andere zum Gebet zu bringen.

Zu den unbeliebten Anlässen für den ‘Adhan zählen:

• Wenn eine Person alleine ist und sich nicht auf einer Reise befindet.

• Im Falle einer geschlossenen Gruppe, die durch den ‘Adhan niemanden anderen zum Gebet rufen will. Die Studenten einer Qur’anschule oder die Einwohner eines Privathauses, könnten unter diese Kategorie fallen. Die Ausnahme dafür ist, wenn die Mitglieder dieser geschlossenen Gruppe so sehr räumlich verteilt sind, dass der ‘Adhan notwendig ist, sie zusammenzubringen. In diesem Fall wird der ‘Adhan zu einer Sunna.

• Für verpasste Gebete.

• Für ein Gebet, dessen Daruri-Zeit eingetreten ist.

• Für ein Totengebet.

• Für freiwillige Gebete, wie die Feiertagsgebete, das Regengebet oder das Gebet der Sonnenfinsternis.

Verpflichtend wird der ‘Adhan im Sinne einer gemeinschaftlichen (Kifaja) Verpflichtung für Leute einer Stadt. Wenn ein Teil der Einwohner in dieser Stadt den ‘Adhan ruft, dann sind die restlichen Muslime dieser Pflicht enthoben. (Sulaiman Wilms/Muhammad Al-’Arabi Al-Qarawi)

It is sunnah when a new baby is born to give the adhan in the right ear and iqama in the left as soon as the baby is born.  They are the first words the baby hears in the world.  The adhan and iqama are usually given before a prayer, in this case it is for the baby's Janaza prayer (funeral prayer).  Reminding us our stay in this world is only temporary, it's said our life in this world is like the time between iqama and salah in normal prayers, ie very short so prepare well for it. 

The Adhan and Iqama for our own Janaza has already been called and we are making our way to the presence of Allah.