(Sahan Journal) Minneapolis mosques would be able to broadcast the adhan — the Islamic call to prayer — five times a day under a proposed ordinance unanimously approved March 29 by the City Council’s Public Health and Safety Committee.
The resolution would expand the number of times a mosque could issue the call to prayer from three or four to five, meaning that morning and sometimes evening prayers no longer would be excluded.
The ordinance still must be approved by the full council and Mayor Jacob Frey before it could take effect. It was authored by council member Aisha Chughtai, who represents Ward 10, in collaboration with Ward 6 council member Jamal Osman and Ward 5 member Jeremiah Ellison. The three make up the council’s Muslim Caucus.
