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Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad 8 unmatched by any other faith. And a close examination of it would sufficiently show Islam’s superiority over other faiths. Regrettably, I cannot write on this matter in further detail as the principle aim of this brief essay is to elucidate on the etiquettes of the nam a z. AZ A N OR THE CALL TO PRAYER The az a n or call to prayer is a feature of excellence unique to Islam. Instead of bells, horns or other similar means, Islam has adopted a more enlightened method for inviting people to prayer. The words of the az a n are so impressive and pregnant with meaning that they distinguish it as the only noble and reasonable call to prayer. They are as follows: َُ اَکْب 羡 َُ 羡羡للا َُ اَکْب 羡 َُ 羡羡羡羡羡羡للا َُ اَکْب 羡 َُ 羡羡للا َُ اَکْب 羡 َُ للا ُ 羡للا َّ اِل 羡 َ اِلٰہ 羡 َّ ل 羡 ْ اَشْھَدُاَن 羡羡羡羡 ُ 羡للا َّ اِل 羡 َ اِلٰہ 羡 َّ ل 羡 ْ اَشْھَدُاَن ِ 羡للا ُ رَّسُوْل 羡 مَُمَّدًا 羡 اَنَّ 羡 ُ اَشْھَد 羡羡羡羡羡 ِ 羡للا ُ رَّسُوْل 羡 مَُمَّدًا 羡 َّ اَن 羡 ُ اَشْھَد الصَّلٰوة 羡羡羡 ََ ع 羡羡羡 ََّ ح 羡羡羡羡羡羡羡 الصَّلٰوة 羡羡羡羡 ََ ع 羡羡羡 ََّ ح ِ الْفَلَح 羡羡羡 ََ ع 羡羡羡 ََّ ح 羡羡羡羡羡羡羡羡羡羡 ِ الْفَلَح 羡羡羡 ََ ع 羡羡羡 ََّ ح ُ 羡للا َّ اِل 羡羡 َ اِلٰہ 羡 َ ل 羡羡羡羡 َُ اَکْب 羡 َُ 羡羡羡للا َُ اَکْب 羡 َُ للا All a hu Akbar (four times), Ash-hadu all a il a ha illall a h (twice). Ash-hadu anna Mu h ammadar Ras u lull a h