PKR Youth urges all states to emulate the Penang Islamic Council’s ban on the use of loudspeakers by mosques other than to broadcast the azan.
The Penang Mufti Office in a letter on Sept 1 said the edict by the state fatwa committee to ban the use of loudspeakers other than for the call for prayer, will be gazetted soon.
“Respect for each other must be encouraged, given Malaysia’s multicultural and multi-religious nature.
“Thus, we support the fatwa by the Penang mufti based on the spirit of maqasid syariah (the objectives of the syariah).
“In fact, it should be used as an example for all other states in Malaysia,” PKR Youth religious bureau representative Wan Ji Wan Hussin said.
Wan Ji, an Islamic scholar, said Islamic teachings dictate that no other matters should be broadcast from a mosque besides the call for prayer, for the express purpose of reminding believers to pray.
Similarly, he said, non-Muslims should also avoid practices which disturb others unless it is something that is compulsory in their religion or culture.
“If Muslims respect non-Muslim practices involving loud noises, then non-Muslims in this country must likewise respect the azan.
“We pray that the spirit of respect among religions and races in this country goes on, for the sake of our future,” he said.
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