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Saudi announces registration of world’s largest competition for Quran recitation, Adhan
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has announced the registration of the world’s largest competition for Quran recitation and Adhan (call for prayers), with prizes exceeding 12 million Saudi riyals (Rs…
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Viral video: Young American girl reacts to Adhan in Dubai mall
Abu Dhabi: A video footage circulated on social media platforms shows the reaction of a young American girl who hears the call to prayer (Adhan) for the first time in a Dubai…
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Video: For the first time, Germany’s largest mosque raises call to prayer over loudspeakers
Berlin: For the first time, after a long wait, the Central Mosque of Cologne in Germany, raised the call to prayer over loudspeakers on Friday, October 14, 2022. The German city of…
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Saudi Arabia: Robots to deliver sermons, Adhan at Makkah’s Grand Mosque
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in its latest plan to rely on artificial intelligence to serve visitors, on Friday launched a robot for reciting the Quran, sermons and the call to…
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Israeli forces bans evening call to prayer at Al Aqsa Mosque
Jerusalem: The Israeli forces on Tuesday, the second day of Eid-al-Fitr prevented the evening call to prayer (Adhan) in Al-Aqsa Mosque by cutting off the external loudspeakers, local media reported. The Al-Quds…
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Germany: Cologne govt allows Friday Azan over loudspeakers
Berlin: Municipal authorities in Germany allowed the call to prayer over loudspeakers for Friday prayers in Cologne, which has a large Muslim community, Anadolu agency reported. The call to prayer, known in…
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Use loudspeakers only for Azaan, Iqamat: Saudi govt to mosques
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Monday issued a circular imposing restriction on the use of external loudspeakers in mosques. The circular issued by the minister of Islamic affairs, Sheikh Dr…
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South Africa town bans Azaan, Non-Muslims play it in motorcade
Cape Town: A High Court Order prevented the Madrasah in a town in South Africa, right to sound the Azaan a Muslim call to prayer after a Isipingo resident Chandra Ellaurie, a self-confessed Islamophobe…
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COVID-19: Kuwait amends adhan, calls to ‘pray at home’
Kuwait city: With over 80 cases of deadly coronavirus reported in Kuwait, muezzins in the state have started calling “Al-Salatu fi Buyutikum” (pray in your homes) instead of “Hayya ala al-Salah”(come to…
