It was narrated that Abu Al Muthanna, the Mu ‘adhdhin of the Jami’ Masjid, said: “I asked Ibn ‘Umar about the Adhan and he said: ‘At the time of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم the phrases of the Adhan were recited twice and the phrases of the Iqamah once, except that you should say (the phrase) Qad qamat i (prayer is about to begin) twice. When we heard ‘prayer is about to begin’ we would perform Wudu and go out to pray.” (Sahih).