Each religion has its own music. She froze in the architectural elements of Christian temples, Buddhist pagodas and Muslim mosques. The sounds of an organ in a Catholic church or the singing of a church choir in the Orthodox Church penetrate the most hidden corners of the soul and consciousness.
Adherents of Islam and admirers of the Prophet Muhammad also have a special melody calling them to prayer. In Arabic, such an invitation to a common prayer is called azan (أذان), and is translated as “announcement”, “invitation”.
In Islam, there is a tradition that the azan is performed by a man with a beautiful voice, a muezzin from a high minaret. Having heard the soulful singing of the muezzin, each faithful knows that the time has come for obligatory prayer.
Before listening to the most beautiful azans, a little about the emergence of this beautiful Muslim rite and recording the very first call to prayer.
The first call to prayer consisted of only two words: “prayer-together”. There were special heralds who walked the streets and called people to prayer.
Upon arriving in Mecca, the prophet planned to introduce a new appeal for the prayer of Muslims. Fighting bells, blowing trumpets or making a fire were immediately rejected by them, as they were already used by Christians, Jews and Zoroastrians.
And the founder of the azan was Abdullah ibn Zayd, to whom in a dream an angel in a green robe, Djibril whispered the words and rules of the first call to prayer.
First azan
Companion Zeid told the prophet about his dream and Muhammad instructed the person with a beautiful voice Bilal ibn Rabah to perform the first azan. The young man climbed onto the roof of the house and performed the first time the morning azan (Abu Dawood).
Witnesses of what was happening were shocked by the ongoing action. So Bilyal became the first muezzin in the history of the Islamic religion to perform the azan. So, in the first year of the hijra (622), Muslims established the custom of pronouncing azan.
Azan on the death of the Prophet Muhammad
Penetratingly and deeply, Bilil ibn Rabah recited the azan on the death of the Prophet Muhammad in Medina. During the execution of the call to prayer, the world's first muezzin did not hold back tears.
Azan calming the soul
There is another beautiful and significant tradition among Muslims. A few days after the birth of the baby, he needs to whisper the first azan in his ears.
Azans are also sung in the ears of a man who, according to others, has been possessed by evil spirits.
Reading rules (The most beautiful azan)
Over the years, in Islam, certain rules for reading the azan have developed. Muezzin must necessarily turn to face Mecca, and with his thumb and forefinger to grasp the earlobes. Today, the muezzins, clutching their earlobes with their fingers, cover their ears with their palms.
Before reading, it is imperative to perform a ritual of ablution.
A person with a beautiful, and most importantly, sonorous voice is chosen for the role of the muezzin. It’s a great art to read the call to namaz in a singing song and slowly, and to make sure that the adhan does not become like music.
Adhan performed by a teenager
In modern Islam, the art of reading the azan has been studied since childhood. The clear, deep and sonorous voice of the child makes the reading of the adhan even more majestic and penetrating. The main thing is that this does not contradict the canons of Islam, that the child makes the call.
Morning azan
The call for the morning prayer of Muslims sounds majestic. Muezzin, after a call to prayer, pronounces the words “As-solyayatu hayrum-minan-navm” twice, which translates as “prayer is better than sleep”.
Azan from Mecca
Azan, consisting of seven formulas, according to the semantic load calls on believers to prayer and Islam. This is not just a call to pray, but also a reminder of the three principles of the Muslim religion. Azan confirms the uniqueness of one God and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.
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Another beautiful azan
Every Muslim, hearing a muezzin calling for prayer, must repeat the words of the adhan after him. After reading the azan, when all believers are ready to perform the prayer, an obligatory prayer is read.
In Islam, prayers are called duas. The recitation of the Qur'anic Sunns is also carried out in a chant, soulful and with feeling.
Today, with the development of technology, we can see the sacred action of the Islamic world. Note that Islam is one of the most conservative and closed religions in the world, and in many mosques today there is no admission to representatives of other faiths.
In conclusion
In conclusion, some examples of the reaction of people far from the Muslim world to the call to prayer. Something mysterious and bewitching is in these beautiful tunes.
And here the child, having heard the azan, sincerely, childishly shows his interest.
Finally, a video confirming the calming, pacifying properties of azan. A child, an infant, having heard the sounds of a traditional call to prayer, calms down and begins to listen carefully.
The radical Islamists use these examples as evidence of the truth and greatness of Islam, but believe me, in other religions such miracles are no less.
The most bloody and ruthless wars in the history of Mankind took place precisely on the basis of religious intolerance and a derogatory attitude towards other nations.
Tolerance is now probably the most popular word in old Europe. Having discarded the political husk and militancy that some short-sighted politicians want to ascribe to Islam, we note that the performance of the azan can be considered as a kind of art.
The Orthodox are heard by bell tints, Catholics enthusiastically perceive the majestic sounds of the organ, and the adherents of Islam with profound and reverent listening to the azans and reading of the Koran.
The editors of most-beauty.ru asks you to write in the comments what other beautiful azans you like and what you feel when you listen to them.
Article author: Valery Skiba