The following discovery was submitted by brother Cheikh Talla from Senegal (currently living in Ohio).
The Azaan or call to Contact Prayer consists of
(1) Allahu Akbar (God is Great), 4 times
(2)
Laa Elaaha Ellah Allah (There is no other god beside God), once.
If you count the total number of "Allahu Akbars" in the Azaan for 5 daily Contact Prayers (5x4 = 20) and add it to the total count of Allahu Akbars said in the 5 Contact Prayers themselves (94), the total comes to 114 or 19 x 6. Praise be to God.
This confirms that the number of Allahu Akbars recited in the Azaan is 4.
Note: the Azaan is not mandatory for every prayer; for more information about the Azaan and Contact Prayers, please refer to the contact prayer booklet and video.
The discovery is summarized in Table 1.
Table 1: Confirms that 4 x "Allahu Akbars" are said in the Azaan
| Contact Prayer | Number of Allahu Akbars recited in the Salat | Number of Allahu Akbars recited in the Azaan |
| Dawn Prayer | 11 | 4 |
| Noon Prayer | 22 | 4 |
| Afternoon Prayer | 22 | 4 |
| Sunset Prayer | 17 | 4 |
| Night Prayer | 22 | 4 |
| Total | 94 | 20 |