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full initial athan , when mohammad(s) was alive(in masjeds or in madineh or makkeh. thank you

Dear Brother / Sister,

Our Prophet (pbuh) consulted to the opinion of his Companions in order how to use a method for calling them to prayer. And the Companions of him offered many a choise:
-Oh the Massanger of Allah, can we ring a gong.
- No, it is peculiar to the Christians.
- We can blow horn.
- No, it is Jew’s custom.
-What about making a fire?   
- No, it is Magi’s custom.

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Once they offered planting a flag, Our Prophet (pbuh) fond it unsuitable ,so the meeting ended without co-decision. Abdullah b. Zeyd, like other Companions sadly returned his home and went to the bad. Then Abdullah tels as follows:
“ I had gone to bad sadly as well. While between sleep and awareness, a green-dressed man approached to me and stand on a wall. There was a gong in his hands. There had been this conversation between us:
- Would you like to sell it to me?
- What will you do with it?
- We may ring it for calling to prayer.
- If I give you something better than this on this matter, is it ok?
- I said ok. Then he, at once standed towards to the qibla and started to recite these words.
“Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar
Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar

Ash-hadu an la ilaha illallah   
Ash- hadu an la ilaha illallah
        
Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan rasullullah
Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan rasullullah

Hayya’alas-salah
Hayya’alas-salah

Hayya’alal-falah
Hayya’ alal-falah

Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar
La ilaha illallah        
  
Next morning Abdullah b. Zeyd told to the Massanger of Allah what he saw. The same night several Companians told to have seen smilar dreams. There was no difference among recited azans. Hazrath Omar was, though, among them. Hazrath Muhammad (pbuh) after listening each of them, turned to Zeyd and told him “Tell what you saw to Bilal, because his voice is louder than yours.” When the time for prayer came up, Bilal ascended to the highest place of Medine and with his sonorous voice recited the first azan of Islam.

Concerning with how to announce the time for prayer has not been expressed in the Qur’an, but has been revealed to Our Prophet (pbuh) by Gabriel. These verses demonstrate that azan has been revealed by Allah:
“When ye proclaim your call to prayer they take it (but) as mockery and sport; that is because they are a people without understanding.” [The Table Spread (Al-Maida), 5/58]
O ye who believe! When the call is proclaimed to prayer on Friday (the Day of Assembly), hasten earnestly to the Remembrance of Allah, and leave off business (and traffic).  [The Assembly (Friday) Prayer (Al- Jumua)]. In these verses the phrases of ‘when ye proclaim your call’ and ‘when the call is proclaimed’ are interpretted as “azan”.

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