(Star Tribune) The Muslim call to prayer will soon be heard regularly in parts of Minneapolis.
Minneapolis mosques can now publicly broadcast the adhan, or call to prayer, over loudspeakers without acquiring a permit and so long as they abide by the city’s amplified noise ordinance.
Arabic words like “Allahu akbar,” which means “God is great,” will be heard ringing out from mosques around the city.
Minneapolis City Council Member Jamal Osman announced this week that mosques will be allowed to play the adhan several times between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. daily and all year round. The City Council unanimously supported the broadcasts and recognizing Ramadan, the month of daily fasting that begins April 2.
