The adhan, or Islamic call to prayer, is an integral part of the Muslim faith. The Adhan serves an announcement of the time of prayer. Adaan is called out in mosques, Islamic schools, homes, and on the street in Muslim communities five times a day. It is, at the same time, an announcement of the principles of Islam and the significance underlying them of Tawheed, the Risalah, and so on.
The adhan is also used in connection with the birth of a child, when the father reads the Adhan into the ear of his newborn child.
Adhan (call to prayer) lexically means ‘announcement,’ as states in the Holy Quran: