Adhān (The call to Prayer) | by Mishary Rashid Alafasy 

Adhān (The call to Prayer) | by Mishary Rashid Alafasy
The Arabic words of the adhān itself are a reminder of some of the most important truths of Islam. They also remind Muslims that they should stop whatever they are doing and answer the call of Allah to worship Him. We can see this in the dawn prayer which includes an extra phrase: “prayer is better than sleep” (as-salātu khairun minan-nawm).
It was narrated that 'Uqbah bin 'Amir said:
"I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'Your Lord is pleased with a shepherd high in the mountains who calls the Adhan for the prayer and prays. Allah says: 'Look at this slave of Mine; he calls the Adhān and Iqamah for the prayer and fears Me. I have forgiven My slave and admitted him to Paradise.'"
[Sunan An-Nasai, Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 667]