Mosque blasts Islamic ‘call to prayer’ for first time in Canadian city
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For the first time in a majority-Christian city in Canada’s heartland, the Islamic “call to prayer” was loudly rung from electronic speakers from a mosque in the city of Regina’s downtown.
The Regina City Jamia Masjid mosque did a “sound test” of its call “to prayer” from four loudspeakers, which lasted for about three minutes. The event was dubbed a “historic milestone.”
The broadcast was made on June 19 at 1 pm local time, featuring the first outdoor Adhan (Muslim call to prayer), which blasted throughout downtown Regina.
A video of the test was shared on YouTube, with some commentators calling it a “terrible idea.”
The mosque, in a statement, thanked Regina city officials, the Regina Police Service, as well as the local media for “support and understanding.”
However, the city’s own Noise Abatement Bylaw No. 6980 bans “any unreasonably loud or excessive noise likely to disturb any reasonable person within the city.”For the first time in a majority-Christian city in Canada’s heartland, the Islamic “call to prayer” was loudly rung from electronic speakers from a mosque in the city of Regina’s downtown.
The Regina City Jamia Masjid mosque did a “sound test” of its call “to prayer” from four loudspeakers, which lasted for about three minutes. The event was dubbed a “historic milestone.”
The broadcast was made on June 19 at 1 pm local time, featuring the first outdoor Adhan (Muslim call to prayer), which blasted throughout downtown Regina.
A video of the test was shared on YouTube, with some commentators calling it a “terrible idea.”
The mosque, in a statement, thanked Regina city officials, the Regina Police Service, as well as the local media for “support and understanding.”
However, the city’s own Noise Abatement Bylaw No. 6980 bans “any unreasonably loud or excessive noise likely to disturb any reasonable person within the city.” Continue…