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==Terminology== | ==Terminology== | ||
Lexically, 'Adhan' means announcement or declaration. The word 'Adhan' has also been used in the [[Qur'an]] in this way.<ref>Q, 9: 3.</ref> Combined together, Adhan and [[Iqama]] are sometimes referred to as ''Adhanayn'' (The two Adhans). | Lexically, 'Adhan' means announcement or declaration. The word 'Adhan' has also been used in the [[Qur'an]] in this way.<ref>Q, 9: 3.</ref> Iqama literally means to keep up or to make upright. Recited after Adhen which is the first declaration, Iqama is the second and last call which indicates the actual start of the prayer. Adhan is the call for gathering and Iqama is for standing up and preparing for prayer. | ||
Combined together, Adhan and [[Iqama]] are sometimes referred to as ''Adhanayn'' (The two Adhans). | |||
==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||