Saudi Arabia Orders Mosques To Reduce Volume Of Loudspeakers

        The Saudi Arabian government has ordered Mosques in the country to ensure that loudspeakers are only used for Adhan and Iqamat prayers and their sound is restricted to one-third of the maximum volume. This is been reported by Saudi Gazette.

        Ministry took note of external loudspeakers being used by the Mosques during prayers which was causing harm to patients, old people and children living nearby.

        The Ministry also ruled that prayers conducted by Imam should be specific to the devotees within the mosques with no legitimate need to convey it to those at home. 

“In addition to the fact that reading the Quran on external amplifiers is disrespectful to the Quran when it is recited loudly using external loudspeakers, while no one is listening to and pondering on its verses,” said the circular,” read the circular. 

        The order released by the Ministry is based on fatwas by most senior Islamic scholars like Sheikh Mohammed bin Saleh Al Othaimeen and Saleh Al Fawzan of Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Ministry in 2019 too had asked the mosques to limit the usage of loudspeakers in the Holy month of Ramadan.