(AP) Residents of this once-predominantly Polish city rejected an effort to repeal an amendment to the city's noise ordinance, a victory for those in favor of allowing mosques to issue the call to prayer over loudspeakers.
The vote on Tuesday, which those in favor of allowing the calls acknowledged was merely symbolic, was 1,462 to 1,200, or 55 percent to 45 percent.
The City Council unanimously passed the noise ordinance in April after a mosque asked for permission to begin broadcasting the Arabic chants, traditionally issued five times a day.
The ordinance regulates the volume and timing of the amplified call. Without the law, city officials said there would be nothing to prohibit the broadcasting of the call to prayer itself.
The council's action provoked an outcry among some longtime residents of Hamtramck, a city of 23,000 people that is surrounded by Detroit. In recent years, the city has seen a rapid influx of immigrants from Bangladesh, Yemen and other countries.
The al-Islah mosque began the call to prayer in May. At least one other Hamtramck mosque has also begun the broadcasts via loudspeakers since then.
"Either way, the call is going to continue to happen," City Council president Karen Majewski said before Tuesday's vote.
The vote was nonetheless widely viewed as a choice between allowing the call to prayer or prohibiting it by repealing the amendment.
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...I'll see if I can get a couple street preachers to hang around outside your house exercising that freedom of religion. I can only assume you will enjoy all the ruckus. Your neighbors will love you for it too. Who knows, maybe Credence Clearwater Revival will show up too.
That's kind of a silly statement coming from you. Since it's late, I guess I shouldn't be surprised...
We have plenty of street preachers here. Most people simply ignore them though, but some choose to heckle them back. I think they do their cause far more harm than good. I can think of a lot better ways to promote a religion than what they choose. Sometimes it seems that their true intent is to actually drive people away from the faith...
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That's what all the caterwauling from mosque towers is, an "in your face" to everyone near them.
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bedtime, bye.
The thing is, even though they are annoying as hell, no one is telling the street preachers that they don't have a right to keep doing what they are doing, except for a few who enjoy toying with them. If these mosque towers are so annoying that they tend to keep people away from the faith instead of attracting them, I would think that you would be all for it. The more annoying they are, the fewer converts you would have to worry about...
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The ordinance regulates the volume and timing of the amplified call. Without the law, city officials said there would be nothing to prohibit the broadcasting of the call to prayer itself.
The council's action provoked an outcry among some longtime residents of Hamtramck, a city of 23,000 people that is surrounded by Detroit. In recent years, the city has seen a rapid influx of immigrants from Bangladesh, Yemen and other countries.
The al-Islah mosque began the call to prayer in May. At least one other Hamtramck mosque has also begun the broadcasts via loudspeakers since then.
"Either way, the call is going to continue to happen," City Council president Karen Majewski said before Tuesday's vote.
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Thanks for the great news.
Detroit, MI is one of the largest Muslim Community in the USA --- among others such as California, Chicago and New York.
Adhan (pronounced as azan is an Arabic word meaning call to Prayer). Adhan is called 5 times daily. Usually, it is announced from the towers of the minaret of the mosque, (masjid in Arabic.
Adhan is called in order to remind the Muslims that it is time to prepare for prayer which also means it's time to do the ritual wudhu which mean the Ablution such as washing your face, around your ears, rinsing your mouth, washing your elbows, feet, and your private part including your **** ---- all in a specific way. All done for the purpose of being physically clean in the body and giving time to clear the mind from any impure thoughts before joining the congregational prayer in the mosque.
not often that i agree with blake, but isn't this MORE "taunting gibberish"?
you have a long long way to go before you attain god like status, the moment you do, i promise your name will not be used in vain
That post, combined with the last paragraph of this one, shocked me.
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LOL I have never heard anyone use that phrase regarding their own name! It is usually used like this:
KJV Exodus 20:7
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Everytime I see it being shouted in unison on TV, it seems to mean "kill the infidels". That's what it means to most of us here in the West now.
No one made the mistake in translation that you did. A couple even knew the right meaning.
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Performing the Wudhu is necessary if you had pass wind or urinated or in contact with any impurities defined in the Islamic Shariah.
However, if you had any sexual contacts with your spouse, then performing the wudhu is INVALID. What would be required of man and woman is called the Ghusl pronounced as gusul which means a complete body wash (shower) and still using the specific ritual procedures in doing the wudhu.
And Ghusl is done before and after when have just engaged in sexual contact. Prayer or not ---- you've got to shower after sex.
not often that i agree with blake, but isn't this even MORE "taunting gibberish"?
the purpose of your postings unless it is to deliberately 'test' the moderators regarding removal of posts that aren't in English....
If we wanted to be educated regarding the Muslim religion or Arabic language, we would seek the information ourselves or ask for links.
Cease and desist, please.
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Is this a Christian ONLY Message Board where Christian view is the only viable topic as far as Religion is concerned?
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Are members subjected to swallow and continue to feed on all the POLITICAL garbage as a topic of discussion?
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Nevertheless, I can't do much since you hold the HAMMER of threats. I will comply to cease and desist but making no promises to remain silent.
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