In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
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Azaan: The Amazing Phenomenon
Amazing as it sounds, but fortunately for the Muslims of the world, it is
an established fact. Have a look at a map of the world and you will find
Indonesia on the eastern side of the earth. The major cities of Indonesia are
Java, Sumatra, Borneo and Saibil. As soon as dawn breaks on the eastern side of
Saibil, at approximately 5:30 am local time, Fajar Azaan begins. Thousands of
Muazzins in Indonesia begin reciting the Azaan. The process advances
towards West Indonesia. One and a half hours after the Azaan has been completed
in Saibil, it echoes in Jakarta. Sumatra then follows suit and 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 beginning in
Jakarta, it reaches Dacca, the capital city of Bangladesh. After 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 proclamation. Srinagar and Sialkot (a city in north
Pakistan) have the same timing for Azaan. The time difference between Sialkot,
Quetta, and Karachi is forty minutes, and within this time, Fajar Azaan is
heard throughout Pakistan. Before it ends there, 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. 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 one hour's difference. The process of calling Azaan thus continues
throughout
the whole of Africa. Therefore, the proclamation of the Tawheed and Risaalat
that had begun in Indonesia reaches the Eastern Shore of the Atlantic Ocean
after nine and half hours. Prior to the Azaan reaching the shores of the
Atlantic, the process of Zohar Azaan has already started in east Indonesia, and
before it reaches Dacca, Asar Azaan has started. This has hardly reached
Jakarta one and half hours later, the time of Maghrib becomes due, and no
sooner has Maghrib time reached Sumatra, the time for calling Isha Azaan has
commenced in Saibil! When the Muazzins of Indonesia are calling out Fajar
Azaan, the African Muazzins are calling the Azaan for Isha. If we were to
ponder over this phenomenon thoughtfully, we would conclude the amazing fact
that there is not even a single moment when hundreds of thousands of Muazzins
around the world are not reciting the Azaan on the surface of this earth. Even
as you read this material right now, you can be sure there are atleast
thousands of people who are hearing and reciting the Azaan!!!
Tomorrow's Topic: What is God?
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