Zone1 Idea for Saudi Arabia

[SkyscrapersUS]

People who take care of mosques in Saudi Arabia and other countries where there are mosques use loudspeakers to call for prayer.

The idea of not using loudspeakers to call for prayer, because it was not in the tradition of earlier Muslims, so it is more normal and better without loudspeakers.

I think Christians and Jews don't use loudspeakers, and it's smarter and wiser that way.

 

[JGalt]

Muslims should just text their call for prayer to people's cell phones in an SMS message, then it wouldn't be so loud.

 

[Polishprince]

Why don't they just use bells in the tower of the mosque for this purpose, like churches have for centuries to alert the faithful within the sound of the bells for Angelus prayers?

Angelus Bells

Last week I wrote about Ordinary Time, Writing Our Acts. A large part of living in Ordinary Time is establishing a rhythm of prayer in our lives. Our family has been trying to remember to pray the Angelus once or sometimes twice a day. In times past, local church bells gave reminders of the...

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[1srelluc]

It is odd, you can't have a rooster in most towns/cities in the US but Haji can make all the noise they want in NYC.

 

[surada]

People who take care of mosques in Saudi Arabia and other countries where there are mosques use loudspeakers to call for prayer.

The idea of not using loudspeakers to call for prayer, because it was not in the tradition of earlier Muslims, so it is more normal and better without loudspeakers.

I think Christians and Jews don't use loudspeakers, and it's smarter and wiser that way.

You know this because you lived in Saudi Arabia???

 

[surada]

Muslims should just text their call for prayer to people's cell phones in an SMS message, then it wouldn't be so loud.

Lots of non Muslims who live around the call to prayer think it's beautiful.

 

[Polishprince]

Lots of non Muslims who live around the call to prayer think it's beautiful.

Where did you hear that? Are you a non-muslim who lives in Hamtramckistan or another islamic community ?

 

[surada]

Where did you hear that? Are you a non-muslim who lives in Hamtramckistan or another islamic community ?

I've lived in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Libya. I'm a Christian.

 

[BreezeWood]

I think Christians and Jews don't use loudspeakers, and it's smarter and wiser that way.

do you know what bells are ... music is more heavenly than words, though the mosques use melody.

the fact is they are all intrusive. especially from the desert.

 

[surada]

do you know what bells are ... music is more heavenly than words, though the mosques use melody.

the fact is they are all intrusive. especially from the desert.

Have you heard the Call to prayer?

 

[BreezeWood]

Have you heard the Call to prayer?

literally the sounds if that was what they were, is inviting - same though as the desert books, an arms length from joining their call.

 

[surada]

Where did you hear that? Are you a non-muslim who lives in Hamtramckistan or another islamic community ?

I lived in Arabia for 2 decades. I'm Episcopalian.

 

[luiza]

People who take care of mosques in Saudi Arabia and other countries where there are mosques use loudspeakers to call for prayer.

Never understood why dying Cult Religions like Christianity do not use this excellent broadcasting route .
With Advertising breaks and Sponsorship deals they could drum up much needed cash and even convert a few Allahu Akbars .