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Ulema calls for ban on noisy loudspeakers
The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Mon, 11/09/2009 12:21 PM | National
The South Kalimantan’s chapter of Indonesian Ulema Council has proposed an edict that bans the use of loudspeakers if it is considered to be disturbing other people, even though they are used to broadcast the call to prayer five times a day or a sermon.
Council member Muhammad Noor, who is a lecturer at Antasari State Islamic Institute in the provincial capital of Banjarmasin, told Antara state news agency Monday that a group of ulema attending a discussion in Tabalong regency recently concluded that deafening loudspeakers, albeit for good purposes, could spark disagreement among Muslims and non-Muslims due to the noise and discomfort caused.
Noor said the ulema suggested that Muslims exercise their freedom of religion without sacrificing the rights of other people.
Participants of the discussion agreed that the use of loudspeakers was aimed at propagating Islam, but its excessive application might be counterproductive.
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Andyshort76 — Tue, 11/10/2009 - 12:58pm
Well done to the ulema involved in this discussion! Considering the archaic intolerance in Aceh recently with stoning laws and outlawing women in trousers, it is truly comforting to know that there are sensitive, understanding Muslims in this part of the country, South Kalimantan, who can see and think laterally. Although a non-muslim, I am, and always have been drawn to the sound of the call to prayer and for me it is genuinely pleasant to listen to..not through cheap, over amplified speakers, however. After all it is not for promotion or propaganda, but for prayer.