Posted on 03/27/2022 12:09:20 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
Mosques in Minneapolis will now be able to broadcast the “Adhan,” or public call for prayer, multiple times each day.
In a move pushed for by Councilmember Jamal Osman, mosques will not need to apply for permits to broadcast outside their doors if noise ordinances are followed.
“This is huge. This is huge to many people who call Minneapolis home,” Osman said.
Prior to the change, many members of Minneapolis’ Muslim community relied on alarms and timers to know the proper time to pray – a practice done five times throughout each day.
“In our faith, it is obligatory,” said Yusuf Abdulle, executive director of the Islamic Association of North America.
The Adhan, which uses repeated phrases such as “Allahu Akbar,” meaning “God is great” will allow for Muslims near the mosque to know prayer time is soon to arrive.
“It is a dealbreaker for Muslims. It is really, extremely important” Abdulle said. “When you hear the Adhan, and you’re home, or in your office, or wherever you are, you know it’s the time. You don’t need to look at the time. You go and get ready and go to the prayer.”
While mosques are now able to broadcast outside their doors, Osman says there will be some limitations – the call will be kept to 70 decibels or less and will not be broadcast during prayers both early in the morning and late at night.
Abdulle says mosque leaders plan to work with neighbors ahead of the change. Osman says the change is a step in the right direction for religious equality.
“The city of Minneapolis is a welcoming city,” Osman said. “We have a lot of work still to do to make sure everyone is enjoying the same rights, every religion is enjoying. This is a great step.”
REclaim your faith. Ring the church bells on Sunday. Go to local city park for church picnic. Place door hangers ‘Welcome to our Easter Services with times on each door.
Later, Vacation Bible School door hangers
“Prior to the change, many members of Minneapolis’ Muslim community relied on alarms and timers to know the proper time to pray”
You mean, like civilized considerate people do?
Go live in an Arab Country. The call to prayer at 5am. will drive everyone crazy. Minneapolis residents will be sorry. What a bunch of suckers. The call to prayer is a call to rape .
So you’re saying the recorded voice of Grand Caliph Baraq may not be welcomed at 5am?
...the call will be kept to 70 decibels or less
70 dB is pretty much being in a loud conversation.
It’s also a useless number unless the point of measurement is listed.
70 dB at the source? 100 feet away? 10 miles away?
Maybe within rifle range?
Somali muslims imported to the very center of white Christian America.
All part of the Osama/ValJar fundamental transformation.
Too bad they won’t send them back to where they came from.
..the call will be kept to 70 decibels or less
70 dB is pretty much being in a loud conversation.
Once again...
GHW Bush was the culprit, here.
Like the Bidementia/Dem/Soros open southern border U.S. population replacement plan.
GHW Bush was not president when the mass importation of Somali muslims was initiated.
Sit outside and blast AC/DC Highway to Hell !!
First Somalis as refugees came to Minnesota in 1992.
Yes, he was.
I live in Minnesota. I remember it well.
I was there at the time and protested to MN pols about Christian VOLAGs developing a pipeline of Somalis to Minnesota.
yes. probably standard equiptment on a obama phone
5 am?
the welfare don’t get up till noon...
this should get fun..
From a distance of course.
CB radio connected to a 1kW linear amplifier always seems to result in direct pickup by any audio amplifiers nearby....
The Tribune reports, “the time restriction violates Muslims’ constitutional rights, said a local representative of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN), a Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization. The organization said it also wants to see formal language in the council’s resolution acknowledging that mosques have the right to call for prayers.”
some one mentioned the time limits are “for now”
they are correct.
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