Salat - The Muslim Prayer Book — Page 21
S al a t —The Muslim Prayer Book 21 COVERING THE HEAD FOR MEN According to most schools of Jurisprudence, men should cover their heads when praying. But the M a lik i s and a few others do not consider this necessary. 5. ADH A N In the early days of Islam, there was no prescribed way of telling people that the time for Prayer had commenced nor was there any means to call the Muslims to the mosque for congregational Prayers. The Holy Prophet sa was however, aware of the Jewish, Christian and pagan practices in this regard. He sought counsel and asked his Companions as to what should be done to call Muslims to the mosque for congregational Prayers. One morning, Hadrat ‘Abdull a h ibn ‘Az i z ra approached the Holy Prophet sa and related to him a dream which he had had the night before. He had seen someone announcing the Prayer time and calling people to the mosque for the congregational Prayer in a loud voice. Hadrat ‘Abdull a h then related the words of the Adh a n which he had heard in the dream. They were as follows: اک �� ََُّْٰا ﻟ َرب Transliteration: All a hu Akbar (four times)