The sound of Azaan constantly echoes around the globe
There is not a single moment when thousands of Muazzins around
the world are not proclaiming the Oneness of Almighty Allah and
the apostleship of Noble Prophet Muhammad (Sall Allaho alaihe
wasallam) on the surface of this earth!
Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar
(Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest)
Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar
(Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest)
Ashadu An La Illaha Illallah
(I witness/declare that there is no god but Allah)
Ashadu An La Illaha Illallah
(I witness that there is no god but Allah)
Ashadu Anna Muhammad-ar-Rasool-ul-Allah
(I witness that Muhammad is prophet of Allah)
Ashadu Anna Muhammad-ar-Rasool-ul-Allah
(I witness that Muhammad is the prophet of Allah)
Hayya 'Alas Salat
(Come towards the prayers)
Hayya 'Alas Salat
(Come towards the prayers)
Hayya 'Alal Falah
(Come towards the success)
Hayya 'Alal Falah
(Come towards the success)
Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar
(Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest)
La Illaha Illaallah
(There is no god but Allah)
Let us begin with Indonesia right on the eastern side of the
earth's central land mass. Indonesia consists of numerous small
islands, the principle ones amongst them being Java, Sumatra,
Borneo and Saibil, all of which are well known. It is the
largest Muslim country in the world, with 180 million
inhabitants. The number of non-Muslims here is negligible.
As soon as dawn breaks on the eastern side of Saibil, at
approximately 5:30 am local time, Fajr Azaan begins. Thousands
of Muazzins in eastern Indonesia commence proclaiming the
Oneness of the Almighty, Omnipotent and Omniscient Allah and
the universal apostleship of Prophet Muhammad (Sall Allaho
alaihe wasallam).
The process then continues and advances towards the Western
Islands of Indonesia. The time difference between the eastern
and western islands of Indonesia is one and a half hours. So,
one and a half hours after the Azaan has been completed in
Saibil, it echoes in Jakarta on Java Island. Sumatra then
follows suit.
Before this auspicious process of calling Azaan ends in
Indonesia, it has already begun in Malaysia. Burma is next in
line, and within an hour of its commencement in Jakarta, it
reaches Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. No sooner the
calling of Azaan ends in Bangladesh, it has already prevailed
in western India, from Calcutta to Srinagar. It then advances
towards Bombay and the environment of entire India resounds
with this august proclamation.
Srinagar and Sialkot (a city in north Pakistan) have the same
timing for Azaan. The time difference between Sialkot, Kota,
Karachi and Gowadar (a city in Balochistan, Pakistan) is forty
minutes, and within this time, Fajr Azaan is heard throughout
Pakistan. Before it ends there, however, it has already begun
in Afghanistan and Muscat.
The time difference between Muscat and Baghdad is one hour.
Azaan resounds during this one hour in the environments of
Hijaaz-e-Muqaddas (holy cities of Makkah and Madinah), Yemen,
United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Iraq.
The time difference between Baghdad and Alexandria in Egypt is
again one hour. Azaan continues to resound in Syria, Egypt,
Somalia and Sudan during this hour. Alexandria and Istanbul are
situated on the same geographical longitude. The time
difference between eastern and western Turkey is one and a half
hours, and during this time, it is echoed with the call to
prayer.
Alexandria and Tripoli (capital of Libya) are located at an
hour difference from one another. The process of calling Azaan
thus continues throughout the whole of Africa. Therefore, the
proclamation of the Oneness of Allah and the universal
prophethood of Muhammad (Sall Allaho alaihe wasallam) that had
begun in the eastern islands of Indonesia, reaches the Eastern
Shore of the Atlantic Ocean after nine and a half hours.
Prior to the Azaan reaching the shores of the Atlantic, the
process of Zohr Azaan has already commenced in eastern
Indonesia, and before it reaches Dhaka, Asr Azaan has started.
This has hardly reached Jakarta one and half hours later. Then
the time of Maghrib becomes due, and no sooner has Maghrib time
reached Sumatra, then the time for calling Isha Azaan has
commenced in Saibil!
When the Muazzins of Indonesia are calling out Fajr Azaan, the
Muazzins in Africa are calling out the Azaan for Isha.
There is not a single moment when few thousands, if not
hundreds of thousands of Muazzins around the world are not
proclaiming the Oneness of Almighty Allah and the universal
apostleship of Noble Prophet Muhammad (Sall Allaho alaihe
wasallam) on the surface of this earth!
Inshaa-Allah this universal and continuous calling of the Azaan
shall not cease until the Day of the Judgment.
Insha Allah...