Adhan - The Call to Salaat

Allah is the Greatest	4 times
I bear witness there is no god but Allah.	2 times
I bear witness Muhammad is the messenger of Allah	2 times
I bear witness Ali is the vicegerent of Allah.	2 times
Hasten to Prayer	2 times
Hasten to Success	2 times
Hasten to the best deed	2 times
Allah is the Greatest	2 times
There is no god but Allah	2 times

Ikamah - The recitation just before Salaat

Allah is the Greatest	2 times
I bear witness there is no god but Allah.	2 times
I bear witness Muhammad is the messenger of Allah	2 times
I bear witness Ali is the vicegerent of Allah.	2 times
Hasten to Prayer	2 times
Hasten to Success	2 times
Hasten to the best deed	2 times
Indeed the prayer has begun	2 times
Allah is the Greatest	2 times
There is no god but Allah	Once

Worksheet: Comparison between Adhan and Ikamah:

1. Who was the first Muezzin (person who gives Adhan) in Islam?

2. Who asked him to recite the Adhan?

3. Why do we recite the following in Adhan and Ikamah?

I bear witness Ali is the vicegerent of Allah  .

2 times

4. We mention Imam Ali (A) in our Adhan and Ikamah because:

5. What are the differences between Adhan and Ikamah?
i. __________________________________________
ii. _________________________________________
iii. _________________________________________

Additional resources

Islamic Laws by A Sistani Rules 925 - 950	Adhan by Kazem Zadeh w/ English subtitles	Marhum Mulla Asgher on Adhan and Ikamah