Germany: Cologne's mosques to play call to prayer on Fridays

Andrewn said:

Cologne, which contains 35 mosques, has recently permitted the Islamic call to prayer to be broadcast over the loudspeakers of these mosques on Fridays between noon and 3 p.m. local time.

Germany: Cologne's mosques to play call to prayer on Fridays | DW | 11.10.2021

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Adhans can sound very beautiful.

Interesting article/news..
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I visited Colognes..many years ago.
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Herrnhut, Germany
- 'Protestant Mission' movement started there..
- Zinzendorf & Moravians.
- I also visited Hurrnhut..

They use to ring church bells for morning Mass and the Divine Office throughout the day.

It may be just me, but I enjoy the sound of bells, but not a person yelling over a intercom
system in Arabic.

Andrewn said:

I think it is bloodcurdling. And over loudspeakers it is noise pollution. Needless to say, early Muslims did not have loudspeakers, so this practice is not even a part of Islam. Even without loudspeakers, it was intended for people who had no watches to tell the time. And it is a sign of ignorance to say that, as the article does, that allowing it is a sign of respect.

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Lol, 5 minutes in the middle of the afternoon in a city of a million people would barely be noticeable, much less constitute anything approaching "noise pollution."

Keep Islamizing your societies in the name of 'openness' or whatever, Europe. See how that goes. See who'll show up to the gates of Vienna this time.

The Adhan is demonic, no matter how 'beautiful' it may sound to non-Muslims. The worship of the demons is not beautiful.

There. Now you can move this to 'Controversial Theology'.

Yikes!!! Would hate to hear that! Its not at all nice to the ears!

“The Allah of Islam is greater than anyone you worship. The Allah of Islam is greater than anyone you worship. I bear witness that anti-Holy Trinity Islamic Tawhid is True. I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, you hear that, Christians and Jews?!”.

That’s basically what you’re getting. Yes, it can sound beautiful. But Islam got kicked out of most of Europe for good reason. They are not peaceful for long.

Are loudspeakers really necessary?

JimR-OCDS said:

It may be just me, but I enjoy the sound of bells, but not a person yelling over a intercom
system in Arabic.

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It is not just you.
I agree with you completely!

Call to prayer, or proclamation of conquest?

Andrewn said:

Cologne, which contains 35 mosques, has recently permitted the Islamic call to prayer to be broadcast over the loudspeakers of these mosques on Fridays between noon and 3 p.m. local time.

Germany: Cologne's mosques to play call to prayer on Fridays | DW | 11.10.2021

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Yes, church bells outlawed, but Islam gets whatever it wants.