Iqama
The Iqama or Iqamah (, "") is the second call to Islamic Prayer, given immediately before prayer begins. The iqama is given a more rapid and less sonorous rendering than the first call, the adhan, because it is intended merely to draw the attention of those already in the mosque, rather than to remind those outside the mosque to come in. The phrases of the iqama and the adhan are the same, though there are variations among sects in the preferred number of repetitions of the phrases. Text. The Hanafi and the Shia schools both use the same number of repetitions  of the formula for both the Adhan and the Iqama, contrary to all the other Islamic schools. Other uses of the term "iqama". "Iqāma" is the "maṣdar" form of the fourth (causative) stem (stem "<nowiki>'</nowiki>af`ala") from the triliteral root Q-W-M, which relates to setting things up, carrying things out, existence, and assorted other meanings. The word "iqāma" itself is multivalent, but its most common meaning outside the inauguration of prayer is in the context of immigration law, referring to a long-term visa for a foreign national. In some cases, as in Egypt, it is  a stamp on the foreigner's passport; in others (as in Morocco and Saudi Arabia) it is a separate identity document in the form of a plastic card.