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الحيعلة

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the invocation or call to prayer, specifically the phrases used to urge people towards the prayer and success. It is primarily associated with the Islamic call to prayer (Adhan).

Derived headwords

الحَيْعَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Call to prayerboth

    The act of uttering the phrases 'حي على الصلاة' (Hayya 'ala al-salat - Come to prayer) and 'حي على الفلاح' (Hayya 'ala al-falah - Come to success), as part of the Islamic call to prayer.

حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِphrase
  1. 1.
    Come to prayerboth

    A specific phrase used in the Adhan, urging Muslims to attend the congregational prayer.

حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِphrase
  1. 1.
    Come to successboth

    A specific phrase used in the Adhan, urging Muslims to strive for success, often interpreted as success in this life and the hereafter through prayer.

Parallel reading

الحَيْعَلَة: حكاية قولك: حي على الصلاة، حي على الفلاح.
Al-Haylalah: The utterance of your saying: 'Come to prayer, come to success'.