Adhaan - The Islamic call to prayer

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 24 November 2004, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).

Allahu Akbar. Allahu Akbar.

||: ALLAH HIMSELF ADVANCED. (4 times) :||

Ash-hadu al-la Ilaha ill Allah. Ash-hadu al-la Ilaha ill Allah.

||: ME TESTIFY HAVE NO OTHER GOD ONLY ALLAH. (2 or 3 times) :||

Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasulullaah. Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasulullaah.

||: ME TESTIFY ALLAH HIS MESSENGER WHO? M-U-H-A-M-M-A-D. (2 or 3 times) :||

Hayya la-s-saleah. Hayya la-s-saleah.

||: HURRY, COME-ON MUSLIM-PRAYER. :||

Hayya la-l-faleah. Hayya la-l-faleah.

||: HURRY FIND TRUE~BIZ SUCCESS. :||

[ For the morning prayer only: As-salatu khairum min an-naum.

||: MUSLIM-PRAYER BEAT SLEEP. :||]

Allahu Akbar. Allahu Akbar.

||: ALLAH HIMSELF ADVANCED. :||

La Ilaha ill Allah.

HAVE NO OTHER GOD ONLY ALLAH.


Notes: The signs between "||:" and ":||" are to be repeated.

ALLAH - Point to Heaven and mouth "Allah".

ADVANCED - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs up, move upwards arcing towards the signer. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Exalted.

TESTIFY - NDH [B], PO away, FO up, is held as if swearing and DH [1] executes the sign SAY.

MUSLIM-PRAYER - (2h)[5] are held alongside the cheeks with elbows held close to body and hands nod at wrists like the motion in LECTURE (but not the same handshape).

BEAT - (2h)[S], DPO > NDS, NDPO down, FOs away, are held with DH on top of NDH and DH strikes NDH at wrist while index and middle fingers shoot out suddenly.

Lyrics:

God is Greater, God is Greater.
God is Greater, God is Greater.

I assert that there is no god but God.
I assert that there is no god but God.

I assert that Mohammed is God's messenger.
I assert that Mohammed is God's messenger.

Come to the prayer.
Come to the prayer.

Come to success.
Come to success.

(Morning prayers only:) Prayer is better than sleep.
Prayer is better than sleep.

God is Greater, God is Greater.

There is no god but God.

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear various Adhaan from around the world, go to Adhaan - AudioQuraan.

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