Adhan a miracle?

[Neyzen]

Adhan a miracle? Yes!



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 north city in 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 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 Aazaan reaching the shores of the Atlantic, the process of "Zohar Azaan" has already started in east Indonesia, and before it reaches Dacca , "Asr 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. Subhaan Allah!!!

[farook]

Assalaamoalaikum brother,

Same for Salaat. At any point in time, at least one Muslim is performing sujud.

Brotherly yours
farook

[Yahya]

While I agree that it is cool that the Muslims of the Earth are constantly in Ibadah, it is entirely incorrect to refer to that as a miracle.

A miracle, by definition, can only be performed by a Prophet, and they are the proof of a Prophet's truthfulness.

The adhan was a suggestion made by the Companions, not by Rasoolullah . We should not refer to it as a miracle.

[abuhajira]

Wiki defines miracle as :

A miracle, derived from the old Latin word miraculum meaning "something wonderful", is a striking interposition of divine intervention by God in the universe by which the ordinary course and operation of Nature is overruled, suspended, or modified. Although many religious texts and people confirm witnessing or prophesying various events which they refer to as "miraculous", it is disputed whether there are scientifically confirmed occurrences of miracles[1]. People in different faiths have substantially different definitions of the word "miracle". Even within a specific religion there is often more than one usage of the term.

Sometimes the term "miracle" may refer to the action of a supernatural being that is not a god. Thus, the term "divine intervention", by contrast, would refer specifically to the direct involvement of a deity.

In casual usage, "miracle" may also refer to any statistically unlikely but beneficial event, (such as the survival of a natural disaster) or even to anything which is regarded as "wonderful" regardless of its likelihood, such as birth.

dictionary.com gives :

mir·a·cle /ˈmɪrəkəl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[mir-uh-kuhl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
2. such an effect or event manifesting or considered as a work of God.
3. a wonder; marvel.
4. a wonderful or surpassing example of some quality: a miracle of modern acoustics.
5. miracle play.
[Origin: 1125–75; ME miracle, miracul (< OF miracle) < L mīrāculum, equiv. to mīrā(rī) to wonder at + -culum -cle2]

I think what you are refering to is "prphecy" which was the criteria for the Prophethood in many biblical terms. In catholicism miracles are also established by sainthood, not necessarily prophethood..

[Julaybib]

Salaam's

The Adhan was not just a suggestion made by the Companions....It was indeed from Allah .


Read it here in the Story Of Bilal (Ra) here.http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24147

[Yahya]

wa'alaykumussalaam

I think what you are refering to is "prphecy" which was the criteria for the Prophethood in many biblical terms. In catholicism miracles are also established by sainthood, not necessarily prophethood..

No, I'm referring to "miracle" (mu'jizah), as defined by Imam al-Juwayni, and every other scholar of Aqidah that I know of.

This is why the extrodinary acts performed by Awliyaa' are called karaamaat, and not mu'jizaat.


Wiki and dictionary.com are not always reliable when it comes to Islamic matters.

[Quraatulain]

Amazing !!Subhanallah not a second goes by where Insaan does not proclaim the oneness of Allah swt .........

[abuhajira]

wa'alaykumussalaam


No, I'm referring to "miracle" (mu'jizah), as defined by Imam al-Juwayni, and every other scholar of Aqidah that I know of.

This is why the extrodinary acts performed by Awliyaa' are called karaamaat, and not mu'jizaat.


Wiki and dictionary.com are not always reliable when it comes to Islamic matters.

Oh in that case you should give an appropriate word for Karamaat..

Hans Wehr Arabic-English Dictionary shows that "Karamaat" translates as miracle.. perhaps you could have a better word for it. I couldnt think of it.. what doyou suggest..

[Yahya]

Oh in that case you should give an appropriate word for Karamaat..

Hans Wehr Arabic-English Dictionary shows that "Karamaat" translates as miracle.. perhaps you could have a better word for it. I couldnt think of it.. what doyou suggest..

wa'alaykumussalaam,

I can't think of another word off the top of my head. I guess we can just call them "extrodinary acts" or "marvels."

[Julaybib]

Salaam's

So What do you mean that Adhan was a Suggestion of Companions Br Yahya?