Comments on: Should Mosques Be Muzzled?

By: Ussama

Ussama — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:00:11 +0000

im in Sudan right now, it’s Friday and i have to suffer through 1 hour of prayer broadcast so loud that i feel like I am wearing noise cancelling headphones blasting Qur’an in my head. It’s one thing to have a system to call people to prayer. It’s another one to use this system to bother those who do not believe or abide by it. It’s loud, offensive and seriously intimidating.

By: Lay

Lay — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:38:40 +0000

This issue comes between religion and respect. It is ok to remind Muslims for the prayer time. But in order to respect non-Muslims, the volume can be tuned down to a comfortable level. In every mosque the volume is tuned to maximum until it become a source pollution. I believe in every religion prayers should be calm and peaceful and not to shout it out. At least Church bells are not broadcast through loudspeaker and only can be heard within a small area at a natural level. We shall not be ignorant and only think of our own religion. religion teach us to be a well manner person. thus we shall respect and understand each other.

By: Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 02:23:25 +0000

I personally like the call to prayer. But the argument against is because it’s not the same as the Church bells once a week on Sunday mornings at 10 AM. There are 5 calls to prayer every day, and in some communities it’s very loud in the morning and evenings… it wakes up babies and disturbs people who don’t find the sound spiritual or soothing. There are also very loud announcements and sometimes calls for action through the speakers which some parts of the community object to. Today there is email, SMS alerts, newsletters and a variety of creative ways to get out the news.

By: Hamza Oussou

Hamza Oussou — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 05:05:43 +0000

I think It’s definetely OK for mosques to call prayer in Israel, because as you know ‘Karin’ b4 the british gave Palestine to the jewish,most of the population was muslim b4 they were invaded by the british, so I think that just as respect to muslims there, the call to prayer should be allowed there! If they stop the call to prayer in Israel, the bells of church aren’t allowed to ring on sundays either. Oh and FYI the call to prayer isn’t noise pollution or a ‘SONG’ it’s something that reminds muslims that they are muslims and never have to forget god, and ofcourse to pray. OK?

By: Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:08:11 +0000

In reply to Paul Aarts.

Or in the synagogue…
Maybe there could be a new way for Muslims to hook up to the mosque via cell phones so the mosque calls the phone and the phone transmits the prayer. Just an idea…

By: Paul Aarts

Paul Aarts — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:36:25 +0000

Muzzled NO but brought back to the old days were the Mwezi had enough strength in his voice to draw the believers. The problem is A. they can’t cope with the modern PA system; the rule is “the louder the better” B. their voices are often not trained to perform this beautiful “song”.
I myself wake before the first call it’s part of the rhythm of live slowly meeting a new day.

This apply also to the Christian way of expression their believe. I live in Kenya and this can be a terror!
If you worship Allah/God keep it inside your hearth or at least in the Mosque/Church.

By: Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:16:42 +0000

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