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17 Kerala mosques opt for unified azaan to fight noise pollution

Instead of all the mosques reciting the azaan 5 times a day separately, a single mosque will do so

Maulana Muhammad Maqsood Imran Rashadi speaks to condemn terror attack in Paris, at Jama Masjid in Bengaluru on Friday, November 20, 2015 PTI
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Maulana Muhammad Maqsood Imran Rashadi speaks to condemn terror attack in Paris, at Jama Masjid in Bengaluru on Friday, November 20, 2015 <b>PTI</b>

BS Web Team New Delhi
Amid the controversy around noise pollution generated by religious institutions, a group of 17 mosques in Malappuram in Kerala has decided to set an example for the rest of the community by having a unified 'azaan' — the Muslim call to prayer recited five times a day, the Newsminute reported on Wednesday.

According to the agreement signed by committee members of the mosques, Valiya Juma Masjid, the biggest mosque out of the 17, will use the loudspeaker to call out the azaan for the customary five times a day and the rest of the mosques will follow without