An unnamed muezzin opens the Millions for Justice March.
This gathering was broadcast on C-Span on October 10, 2015 and it was held on the National Mall in Washington D.C. to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March.
The adzhan (Arabic: أَذَان) is the Islamic call to worship, recited by the muezzin at prescribed times of the day. The root of the word is ʾadhina أَذِنَ meaning "to listen, to hear, be informed about." Another derivative of the word athan is ʾudhun (أُذُن), meaning "ear."
Adhan is called out by a muezzin from the mosque five times a day, traditionally from the minaret, summoning Muslims for mandatory (fard) worship (salat). A second call, known as iqama, (set up) then summons Muslims to line up for the beginning of the prayers. The main purpose behind the multiple loud pronouncements of adhan in every mosque is to make available to everyone an easily intelligible summary of Islamic belief. In modern times, loudspeakers have been installed on minarets for this purpose.
The adhan recites the Takbir (God is great) followed by the Shahada (There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah). This statement of faith, called the Kalimah, is the first of the Five Pillars of Islam. Please note that translation for illaha(illah) into the English language is God which is a common noun and the word Allah is a proper noun which does not have a translation. Eshwar, illaha(illah) and God mean the same since they are common nouns.
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