Which is more correct in the Adhan: "أشهد أن محمدًا رسول الله" (Ashhadu anna Muhammadan Rasulullah) or "أشهد أن محمدُ رسول الله" (Ashhadu anna Muhammadu Rasulullah)?
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The correct form in the Azan is to say: "Ashhadu anna Muhammadan Rasulullah" (I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah), with "Muhammadan" in the accusative case (mansub) and "Rasul" in the nominative case (marfu‘). Any form other than this is incorrect, and the muezzin should be alerted to correct it.
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