Posted on 03/28/2008 10:29:29 AM PDT by JCG
Muslims students at the University of Miami have organized for the Islamic call to prayer, broadcasted each Friday afternoon this month from Richter Library's clock tower in commemoration of Islamic Awareness Month.
The call to prayer, or Adhan, is spoken in Arabic and is meant to resonate throughout the area.
"It serves as constant reminder of when we have to pray, because prayer itself is a reminder of our religion and how we practice it," said Selima Jumarali, the vice president of the organization.
According to the teachings of Islam, Muslims are to pray five times a day. In Muslim-majority countries, the call is usually performed live by an individual and is heard before every prayer.
Friday afternoon was chosen as the time to play the call because "it revolves around the day of congregational prayer," Jumarali said. Like Saturday for Jews or Sunday for Christians, Friday "holds strong significance for Muslims," she said.
Outside the library last Friday, students listened during the three-minute recording.
Kaleena Salgueiro said that although she could not understand the words in Arabic, the call was "pretty" and "very melodic." She said it reminded her of chanting in a monastery.
Razan Alif, who is Muslim, was also sitting outside and heard the prayer call.
"You always hear church bells ringing, but you never feel the existence of the Muslim community on campus," she said.
When asked whether they thought the Friday prayer call should be continued even after the month, many replied "why not?"
Regardless, Jumarali expressed her gratitude toward the administrators for allowing this expression to be displayed.
"It brings true variety to the university and open appreciation to diversity, especially in these times when people have misunderstandings of Muslims and who we are," she said.
Farah Dosani may be contacted at f.dosani1@umiami.edu.
You forget the interpretation of that.
It actually means, SHUT UP CHRISTIANS!
Or, alternatively, “Separation of Traditional Values from Secular Socialist Government”
Maybe there is some sort of call for Friday synagogue? They could do it at the same time as this—one Friday before, the next after.
Religion of pigs ping.
The jihadists will TAKE whatever we give them,
THEN
resort to violence to get the rest.
I can’t see a real problem here. It’s only 4 times, and in a language 99+% of the people don’t even understand.
“This demonstrates that the moslem religion is merely a set of mechanical acts that do not change the heart. That much is obvious from their behavior and confirmed by their religious rules.”
You nailed it!
private and a recipient of federal grants to build the library, federal grants to build their facilities, federal grants to conduct studies, federal grants to fund their student’s educations.
I wonder how their law school enjoys the call to die.
Does Miami receive federal funds? If so there is a major church-state issue. I’m sure the ACLU is on the way /sarc
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Remind yourself when to pray quietly, you moon-god worshipping pedophilic-prophet following raghead!
“Not to mention cell phones.”
Right you are. I haven’t entered the 21st Century as fully as I could. Back in the eighties, my fiance gave me my first battery-operated watch and put in his card, “Welcome to the 20th Century”. ;o) We’re still married, happily, and he is still putting up with my Luddite ways.
Does it matter one whit that “some” might be offended by this? Much of what is occuring in our increasingly politically correct nation offends the hell out of me, but I guess that’s exactly what it is intended to so.
“It serves as constant reminder of when we have to pray,...”
Islamics must really be stupid if they can’t remember when they should be praying.
“December!”
Ya sure about that? Even Santa Claus is banned now for his “religious ties.”
I’ve read about a service that sends out text messages/notices when it is prayer time. Everyone in that college probably has multiple devices. Use those.
Don’t bug the buddhists and baptists with the Muslim prayer call.
March and December. You can tell by the grafitti spray painted on Churches.
Next, they will be celebrating "Ashura" day at U-Miami
Islam isn't happy unless they are dancing in rivers of blood, especially yours.
Let’s go down to Coral Gables, set up a PA system and broadcast recordings of pig squealing and dogs barking
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