adhan
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of adhan
changed from Arabic adhān, literally: announcement
Example Sentences
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He had the role of reciting the adhan, the call to prayer, at another mosque for some time.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Three years ago, city officials worked with the Dar Al-Hijrah mosque to allow the adhan to be broadcast outdoors five times daily during Ramadan.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 14, 2023
His elder brother Ismail taught at the centre and, before he left for Libya in 2011, his father Ramadan Abedi would sometimes offer the call to prayer, or adhan.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2023
In Khartoum, his ostinato was the sound of the adhan, or the Muslim call to prayer.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2022
But I don’t get to think about it for long as the sound of the adhan plays from the mosque-shaped clock in the den, filling the air with the call for the day’s last prayer.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
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