Recital	Arabic	Transliteration	Translation	Sect
4x*		Allah u Akbar	God is greater	Sunni & Shia
2x		Ash-hadu alla ilaha illallah	I bear witness that there is no lord except God	Sunni & Shia
2x		Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan rasulullah	I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of God	Sunni & Shia
2x**		Ash-hadu anna Aliya wali-ul-lah	I bear witness that Ali is the vice regent of God	Shia Only
2x		Hayya 'alas-salat	Make haste towards prayer	Sunni & Shia
2x		Hayya 'alal-falah	Make haste towards welfare	Sunni & Shia
2x***		Assalatu khayru min an-naum	Prayer is better than sleep	Sunni Only
2x		Hayya- al Khair al amal	Make haste towards the best thing	Shia Only
2x		Allah u Akbar	God is greater	Sunni & Shia
2x****		La ilaha illallah	There is no lord except God	Sunni & Shia

* Followers of the Maliki Madhab say this line twice instead of four times.

** The line "I bear witness that Ali is the vice regent of God" is recited by Shias, but NOT as a part of the Adhan. Rather, according to Shia scholars it is preferable with the intention of Qurbat. A phrase like "Ameer-ul-Mu'mineen" (The Commander of the Faithful), may be added to the end of that line. Sometimes a variation of it may be recited the second time (such as "ash'hadu anna aliyyan amir al-mo'mineena wali'ul-lah" - I bear witness that Ali, The Commander of the Faithful is the Friend of Allah).

*** The line "Prayer is better than sleep" is recited by Sunnis only for the first prayer of the day at dawn (fajr salat).

**** Shias repeat this line twice.

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