Issue 451: It is recommended that one should say Ahhaan and Iquamah before offering daily prayers. To do this, Adhaan is said first, then Iquamah is pronounced, and then they enter prayers.

Issue 452: Adhaan consists of the following eighteen statements:

“Allahu Akbar” (four times): Allah is greater than any description.

“Ash hadu anla ilaha illallah” (two times): I testify that there is no god but Allah.

“Ash hadu anna Muhammadan Rasulullah” (two times): I testify that Muhammad is Allah's Messenger.

“Hayya alas salah” (two times): Hasten to prayers.

“Hayya alal falah” (two times): Hasten to deliverance.

“Hayya ala khayril amal” (two times): Hasten to the best act.

“Allahu Akbar” (two times): Allah is greater than any description.

“La ilaha illallah” (two times): There is no god but Allah.

Iquamah consists of seventeen statements. In Iquamah, the beginning “Allahu Akbar” is reduced to twice, and the ending “La ilaha illallah” is reduced to once, and after “Hayya ala khayril amal”, the statement, “Qad qa matis salah” (i.e. the prayers has certainly been established) must be added two times.

Issue 453: “Ash hadu anna Amiral Mu'minina Aliyyan Walyyullah” (i.e. I testify that the Commander of the believers, Imam Ali (A.S.) is the vicegerent of Allah) is not part of either Adhaan or Iquamah, but it is preferable that one pronounces that after “Ash hadu anna Muhammadan Rasullullah”, with the intention of closeness to God.