ref: Dulu tidak pakai loudspeaker, tidak ada berita korupsi di surat khabar, sekarang ada loudspeaker tiap hari penuh berita korupsi di koran. Aneh bin ajaib dunia ini.
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/kalimantan-calls-on-mosques-to-minimize-use-of-loud-speakers-during-ramadan/531198 Kalimantan Calls on Mosques to Minimize Use of Loud Speakers During Ramadan Liberty Jemadu | July 18, 2012 he Central Kalimantan administration has called on mosques in the province to turn off their loud speakers outside azan (calls to prayers), as mosques commonly air Koran recitations a during Ramadan. “Don’t use loud speakers when reciting the Koran. Take pity on people of different faiths who want to rest,” Central Kalimantan Deputy Governor Achmad Diran said during an event in Palangkaraya on Wednesday. But Achmad was careful to say that his request should not be seen as a ban against Muslims preventing them from performing their religious rituals such as reciting the Koran; Achmad said he was only asking for a reduced use of the speakers. “Please use loud speakers for azans, including during the magrib [dusk], as well as for the tarawih prayers,” Achmad said. “But after nine in the evening, please turn off the loud speakers.” Mosques in Indonesia commonly air the azan through loud speakers five times a day as calls for the five mandatory daily prayers. During Ramadan however — and especially at the holy month’s end on Idul Fitri — mosques commonly increase the use of their loud speakers by airing Koran recitations and the tarawih, or recommended Ramadan evening prayers. Achmad said the Religious Affairs Ministry and the Central Kalimantan branch of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) issued similar calls. “Let’s preserve the unity and diversity in Central Kalimantan,” Achmad said. ++++ http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/indonesias-fpi-speaks-out-against-excessive-loudspeaker-use-during-ramadan/531237 Indonesia's FPI Speaks Out Against Excessive Loudspeaker Use During Ramadan Bayu Marhaenjati | July 18, 2012 In a move few could have predicted, Indonesia’s hard-line Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) threw their support on Wednesday behind calls to curb the excessive use of loud speakers by mosques during Ramadan. “It is indeed better that mosques adjust their loud speakers when reciting the Koran, so as not to disturb other people, especially if the reciters can’t recite fluently or don’t understand what they are reading, lest there be negative comments from others,” the head of the Jakarta office of the FPI, Habib Salim bin Umar Alatas, told beritasatu.com on Wednesday. Central Kalimantan’s deputy governor Achmad Diran asked local mosques on Wednesday to refrain from blasting their speakers sporadically throughout the day. The call to prayer — or azan — is commonly broadcast over a mosque’s loudspeakers five times a day. But during Ramadan, many mosques broadcast Koran recitations and the azan repeatedly throughout the day. “Don’t use loud speakers when reciting the Koran. Take pity on people of different faiths who want to rest,” Achmad said during an event in Palangkaraya on Wednesday. The Jakarta branch of the FPI — usually known for inciting angry protests against “immoral” culture — surprisingly agreed. “If they recite well and understand what they read, then [using loud speakers] should be okay; it might even inspire remorse to those who hear it. But please don’t be too loud, and do it only during the day not at night,” Salim said. During evening hours, Muslims should recite the Koran at home instead of airing the speech through loudspeakers, Salim said. He said Muslims should respect people of different faiths and take care to not disturb others when performing their religious obligations. “The point is don’t disturb [others]. Muslims should respect others,” Salim said. Devout Muslims in Indonesia take care to focus on religious activities during the fasting month of Ramadan. Good deeds like recitation of the Koran, fasting and visiting the mosque for evening prayers (“tarawih”) take on a special significance during Ramadan, when pious acts are given more weight than during other months in the year. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
