most of the time it s not the muslim's prayer, but the counter prayers by the dominant hindus in the locality create nuisnce. which i felt it in my stay in Hyderabad
On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 9:38 AM, Afthab Ellath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > *In the age of the stockmarket, only the one who shouts the loudest gets > the attention > * > The adhan (bank/ call to prayer) is not some thing that have been the > custom in mosques for centuries... This "shouting" is not a prayer to Allah, > but the invitation of the Muslims for prayer, which is mandatory in every > mosque according to a muslim's belief... > > In the age of stock market, what is new is the intolerance towards such > "incompatible" belief systems, that are "inferior" to more rational > modernity... > > This is not suggest that muslims can't minimize the noise level in these > calls.. Such things can be suggested in tolerant ways, rather than this > secular rhetorics.. > > Hail those "*meditate in silence*"... There are so many impressed in such > cultured ways of attaining god... > > Regards > Afthab > * > * > On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 6:27 PM, S sanjeev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> i have a request. >> before you lodge a complaint against those poor mullahs please read Ernst >> Kirchner Karel's doctoral dissertation "Kerala Sound >> Electricals:Amplified Sound and Cultural Meaning in South India". (Chicago >> univ,2003) >> PS; i wish i too had a beautiful reply just like satchidanandan's with all >> those birds,trees and wonderful silences. >> >> >> >> >> >> --- On *Sun, 6/7/08, Subid K.S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: >> >> From: Subid K.S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: [GreenYouth] sound pollution >> To: "Green Youth Movement" <[email protected]> >> Date: Sunday, 6 July, 2008, 4:50 PM >> >> >> >> Friends, >> >> Is there any group/people fighting against sound pollution? If yes, please >> reply. http://www.keralapcb.org/statutes/noise_rule.htm#nr3 this is the >> link that i got from net. It says we can complaint to authorities if the >> noise level exceeds the ambient noise standards by 10 dB(A) or more given in >> the table given last. I am worried more about the horns of certain vehicles >> and the early morning "prayers". Like banks from mosques, why can't they >> limit to one bank instead of giving it from six or seven nearby ones!? >> (talking from Valanchery town) >> >> Subid. >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> Not happy with your email address? >> Get the one you really want <http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html> - >> millions of new email addresses available now at >> Yahoo! >> <http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html> > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
