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The , , , ''adhane'' (in French), ''ajan''/''ajaan'', ''azan''/''azaan'' (in Azerbaijan, Iran and South Asia), ''adzan''/''adzaan'' (in Southeast Asia), and ''ezan''/''ezaan''''' (in Turkey and the Balkans), among other languages.}} (, ) is the Islamic call to prayer, usually recited by a muezzin, traditionally from the minaret of a mosque, shortly before each of the five obligatory daily prayers.

It is the first call summoning Muslims to enter the mosque for obligatory () prayers (); a second call, known as the , summons those already in the mosque to assemble for prayer. Muslims are encouraged to stop their activities and respond to the by performing prescribed prayers, demonstrating reverence for the call to prayer and commitment to their faith.

The five prayer times are known in Arabic as (), (), (), (), and (). In Turkey, they are called , and ; the five calls to prayer are recited in different makams, corresponding to the time of day. On Fridays, the () is called () or Friday prayer. It is considered the most important prayer of Islam. In Turkey, is called . Provided by Wikipedia