Abu Dhabi Mosque
The azaan is the call to the prayers in Islam, recited by the muezzin usually from the minarets of a mosque. The main purpose behind the loud pronouncement of azaan five times a day is to remind the Muslims to discard all worldly activities at prayer time and assemble for the mandatory (fard) prayers.
In 622 AD, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ told the newly converted Muslims of Mecca to migrate to the city of Medina to avoid persecution by pagan Makkans and their powerful tribal chiefs, In Medina, a large group of supporters eagerly awaited their arrival. After reaching Medina, the first thing that the Muslims (the immigrants and the hosts) did was to build a simple mosque so that they could gather together to pray and learn the teachings of Islam.
When the construction of the mosque was complete, the Muslims discussed ways of calling everyone to the mosque at the time of the prayers. Some people suggested hoisting a flag at each time of the prayer. Other suggestions included setting up a smoke signal, using a horn or tolling a bell. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (May peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not agree with these suggestions because some imitated the ways of other religions while others were too impractical. He was keen on having something different to signify the call to prayers.
After two days of deliberation, a companion named Abdullah bin Zaid (May Allah be pleased with him) came to Prophet Muhammad (May peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and related to him a dream. In this dream, he was told to call the believers for prayers by announcing the azaan. Prophet Muhammad (May peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked a freed slave and a trusted companion, Bilal ibn Rabah (May Allah be pleased with him), to climb up on the top of the mosque and call the Muslims to prayer.
Bilal did as he was told and hence the first azaan was announced in his clear, beautiful and melodious voice. It reverberated through the entire city bringing it to a stand still. Then people realised that this was a call to assemble for prayers and started congregating towards the mosque.
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Oh..Good one. Good information has been provided.
Whenever I hear the Azaan early in the morning I recollect my father who was bedridden in the hospital. He was undergoing critical treatment and the doctor has already expressed his inability. The chances were almost nil. I returned from the hospital with a deserted heart. I was washing my face and expecting a call. Already contacted some of the relatives and informed the position. When I heard the call there was my sister on the phone. She informed about the demise of the father . The Azan and the information on the Cell phone have I think got synchronized in their frequencies. I started weeping for my father
Since then, whenever I woke up early in the morning I automatically I recollect my father and simultaneously listening to Azan.
ThankQ for the feed.
@shivamani Thank you for reading my posts and sharing your own personal experiences regarding the topic.
I am very sorry to hear about your father's death. My second daughter passed away in 2001. She was only a few weeks old. She had pneumonia and her lungs were weak. It was just the time for fajr prayers (early morning) when she died in the hospital. it is very difficult for parents to recover from death of their child but life and death are part of our existence on this Earth and one day we will meet in Heaven, InshaAllah.
We have a verse in Quran: "Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi Raji'un -- Truly, to Allah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return." Each of us has to die one day. The most important thing is how we spend this life and how many good deeds we can do.