Iqama

The word iqama or ikamet (Arabic: إقامة‎‎) refers to the second call to Islamic Prayer, given immediately before the prayer begins. Generally speaking, the iqamah is given more quickly and in a more monotonous fashion, compared to the adhan, as it is addressed to those already in the mosque rather than a reminder for those outside it to go to the mosque. Aside from a difference in the number of times each line is said, the iqama differs from the first call to prayer, the adhan in only one place (line 6, below):

Recital	Arabic	Transliteration	Translation
1x	الله أكبر الله أكبر	allāhu ʾakbar, allāhu ʾakbar	Allah is Greatest, Allah is Greatest,
1x	أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله	ashhadu ʾan lā ilāha ʾillā-llāh	I assert that there is no God but Allah,
1x	أشهد أن محمدًا رسول الله	ashhadu ʾanna muḥammadan rasūlu-llāh	I assert that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah,
1x	حي على الصلاة	ḥayya ʿala -ṣ-ṣalāh	Come to prayer
1x	حي على الفلاح	ḥayya ʿala -l-falāḥ	Come to success,
2x	قد قامت الصلاة	qad qāmat aṣ-ṣalāh	Prayer has started,
1x	الله أكبر الله أكبر	allāhu ʾakbar, allāhu ʾakbar	Allah is Greatest, Allah is Greatest,
1x	لا إله إلا الله	lā ʾilāha ʾillā-llāh	There is no God but Allah

Other uses of the term iqama

Iqāmah is not the maṣdar form of the fourth (causative) stem (stem 'af`ala) from the triliteral root Q-W-M, which relates to setting things up, carrying things out, existence, and assorted other meanings. The word iqāmah itself is multivalent, but its most common meaning outside the inauguration of prayer is in the context of immigration law, referring to a long-term visa for a foreign national. In some cases, as in Egypt, it is a stamp on the foreigner's passport; in others (as in Morocco and Saudi Arabia) it is a separate identity document in the form of a plastic card.

External links

• Call for prayers according to the five school of thought: A Shi'ite Encyclopedia
• App to display Iqama times: iOS Android Windows Facebook