The Volume Of Azan In Central Kalimantan Is Never A Problem

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PALANGKA RAYA - The Ministry of Religion's recent polemic on limiting the volume of the call to prayer has no effect among the people of Central Kalimantan Province. The chairman of the Palangka Raya Darussalam Grand Mosque, Khairil Anwar, said that the community has never questioned the volume of the call to prayer in the surrounding area. We have never met any complaints from the public regarding the volume of the call to prayer," he said when contacted, Wednesday, February 23. On the contrary, the community asked his party if the call to prayer was not heard in their homes. Because for the community, especially Muslims, the call to prayer is very important as a marker. prayer times for five times, both dawn, dhuhur, asr, maghrib, and evening. "Perhaps each in the community is adjusted, many non-Muslims can be discussed and discussed," he said, who is also the chairman of the Central Kalimantan MUI.

Khairil Anwar said, regarding the issuance of a Circular from the Ministry of Religion regarding the rules for using loudspeakers in mosques and prayer rooms, his party has conveyed to the management. "We have conveyed the regulations to the management, but no meeting has been held. Even what I heard, people asked if the voice from the mosque could not be heard," he explained. However, his party emphasized that they agreed that the sound of the call to prayer delivered or echoed must be clear and good. , order, and harmony among citizens. The Minister of Religion said the use of loudspeakers in mosques and prayer rooms is a necessity for Muslims as a medium for the propagation of Islam in society. But on the other hand, Indonesian people are also diverse, in terms of religion, belief, background. , and others, so that efforts are needed to maintain brotherhood and social harmony. The guidelines for using loudspeakers include the installation of loudspeakers separated between loudspeakers that function outside and loudspeakers that function inside the mosque/mushala. The volume of loudspeakers is regulated according to the needs and is the largest 100 decibels, even in the case of using loudspeakers with recording playback, should pay attention to the quality of the recording, the time, and the final reading of the verse, selawat/tarhim. Meanwhile, a resident of Palangka Raya Trisnawati admitted, so far the sound of the call to prayer from the prayer room in the area where Their stay has never been a problem. "The sound that is heard is not a nuisance to the residents and as far as I know, other residents have never had a problem with it," he explained.