The adhan 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.
Muezzin reciting the adhan at the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Islamic miniature depicting Jibril providing instructions on how to perform the call to prayer to Muhammad (golden flame) as well as Bilal ibn Rabah the first muezzin calling the Muslims to prayer from atop the Kaaba.
Photo of kalima at Bab al-Nasr of Shia Fatimid dynasty of Cairo with phrase: ʿalīyun walīyu -llāh
The qiblah of Mustansir of Shia Fatimid dynasty of, in Mosque of Ibn Tulun of Cairo showing Kalimat ash-shahādah with the phrase: ʿalīyun walīyu -llāh
The Tashahhud, also known as at-Tahiyyat, is the portion of the Muslim prayer where the person kneels or sits on the ground facing the qibla, glorifies God, and greets Muhammad and the "righteous serv
Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, who is a Shia cleric, in Tashahhud during a Salat.