Azan in A Sentence

    1

    He is specially chosen for good character, and Azan must not be recited by any one unclean, by a drunkard, by the insane, or by a woman.

    2

    In small mosques the Muezzin at Azan stands at the door or at the side of the building; in large ones he takes up his position in the minaret.

    3

    The Muezzin, who is a paid servant of the mosque, must stand with his face towards Mecca and with the points of his forefingers in his ears while reciting Azan.

    4

    The recital of the Azan must be listened to with the utmost reverence.

    5

    To the morning Azan are added the words, "Prayer is better than sleep!"