<Tr> <Th> Romanization </Th> <Td> aḏān, azaan, adhaan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Literal meaning </Th> <Td> call to prayer </Td> </Tr> <P> The muezzin (Arabic: مُؤَذِّن mu'aḏḏin)--is the person who recites the adhan from the mosque . Typically in modern times, this is done using a microphone: a recitation that is consequently broadcast to the speakers usually mounted on the higher part of the mosque's minarets, thus calling those nearby to prayer . The Mu'adhan is chosen for his talent and ability in reciting the adhan beautifully, melodiously and loudly for all Muslims to hear . This is one of the important duties in the mosque, as his companions and community rely on him in his call for Muslims to come to pray in congregation . The Imam leads the prayer five times a day . The first muezzin in Islam was Bilal Ibn Rabah, a freed slave from Africa . Adhan from Mecca </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Recital </Th> <Th> Arabic </Th> <Th> Transliteration </Th> <Th> Translation </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2x </Td> <Td> ٱللهُ أَكْبَر ٱللهُ أَكْبَر </Td> <Td> Allāhu ʾakbar </Td> <Td> God is the greatest . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2x </Td> <Td> أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلله </Td> <Td> ʾašhadu ʾan lā ʾilāha ʾillā Llāh </Td> <Td> I acknowledge that there is no god but God . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2x </Td> <Td> أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ ٱلله </Td> <Td> ʾašhadu ʾanna Muḥammadan rasūlu Llāh </Td> <Td> I acknowledge that Muhammad is the Messenger of God (After prophethood). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2x </Td> <Td> حَيَّ عَلَى ٱلصَّلَاة </Td> <Td> Ḥayya ʿalā ṣ - ṣalāh </Td> <Td> Hasten to prayer (Salah). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2x </Td> <Td> حَيَّ عَلَى ٱلْفَلَاح </Td> <Td> Ḥayya ʿalā l - falāḥ </Td> <Td> Hasten to success . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2x * (Only for Fajr prayer) </Td> <Td> ٱلصَّلَاةُ خَيْرٌ مِن النَّوم </Td> <Td> Aṣ - ṣalātu ḫayrun min an - nawm </Td> <Td> Prayer is better than sleep (Recited only for Fajr prayer's Adhan) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2x </Td> <Td> ٱللهُ أَكْبَر </Td> <Td> Allāhu ʾakbar </Td> <Td> God is greatest . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1x </Td> <Td> لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلله </Td> <Td> Lā ʾilāha ʾillā Llāh </Td> <Td> There is no god but God . </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Who gives the call for prayer in islam