Mumbai Mosques will now use the Online Azan app
Mumbai:- In response to restrictions on the use of loudspeakers, six mosques(Mosques) in Mumbai have adopted a mobile phone application called Online Azan to deliver the call to prayer directly to worshippers in real time. Developed by a Tamil Nadu (Tamil Nadu) -based company, the app offers an alternative to traditional loudspeakers, allowing the faithful to listen to the azan from their neighbourhood mosque via their smartphones.
Fahad Khalil Pathan, managing trustee of Mahim Juma Masjid, explained that the app enables users to stay connected to prayer times, especially during Ramzan and other periods when public announcements are restricted.he initiative comes after a police crackdown on the use of loudspeakers (Loudspeaker), where officers visited the mosque and warned that loudspeaker use could result in action. This led to the mosque temporarily disabling its sound system,” he told PTI.
Pathan added that 10×15 box speakers installed at the mosque do not have the same reach as traditional loudspeakers. “Many people who were accustomed to hearing the azan through loudspeakers have found it difficult to hear the call for prayers from the mosque. In this backdrop, the Online Azan app has proven to be very helpful,” he said.
Mohammed Ali, co-founder of Online Azan, said the app’s parent company, now three years old, has 250 mosques in Tamil Nadu registered with it. The registration process involves submitting an application form, address proof of the mosque, and the Aadhaar card (Aadhaar) of the person giving the call to prayer.
The innovation has received praise from political figures as well. Mumbai Congress general secretary Asif Farooqui welcomed the use of new technology, saying, “Loudspeakers were just a medium to convey what needs to be said in a larger way. There should be no disturbance to others. Prayer is important and not loudspeaker.”BJP leader Kirit Somaiya,(Kirit Somaiya) who has been leading a campaign against unauthorised loudspeaker use on mosques in Mumbai, claimed that due to his efforts, 1,500 loudspeakers without permission have been removed from the city.
