Azaan should not disturb residents
On the third Friday of Ramzan, when Muslims from across the city had gathered for their afternoon prayers, Khan said, “We should not bother our neighbours unnecessarily. The volume of our loudspeakers should be brought down to a level that it does not disturb them. I believe that disturbing the neighbours is a nuisance, which is forbidden in Islam.”
He added, “We make announcements at Sehri (before sunrise) at about 3:40am when the other residents are sleeping. We should avoid doing this. It is a sensitive issue and anybody is free to take action against us. One can move court as well.”
Khan gave an example of one of the mosques in Kerala where the authorities have decided to recite azaan once in five times.
“They have decided that only a single azaan will be delivered from the Masjid and others in the area will repeat it without any noise,” Khan added. more