What is Azan? The Adhan, also written as Adhaan, Azan, Azaan or Athan (Arabic: أَذَان [ʔaˈðaːn]), also called Ezan in Turkish,[1] is the Islamic call to prayer, recited by the mu’azzin at prescribed times of the day. The root of the word is ʾadhina أَذِنَ meaning “to listen, to hear, be informed about”…