Azan, Adhan, and America
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_e
(Thanks David Depew for alerting me to this.)
My submitted response to the above article:
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First, the azan serve as great alarm clocks (based on my times in various communities around the world).
Second, I think that many would prefer the sound of bells or perhaps instrumental music over low-quality loudspeakers.
Third, the real call to prayer should come whenever we see someone in need: the hungry, the poor, the lonely, the sickly, the elderly, the infant, the foreign, your friend etc. God also calls us to pray whenever we see tall trees in their majesty or little flowers in their frailty, or hear birds sing gently and ocean waves crash mightily, or smell a good meal and fresh air after the rain, or taste clean water and a little bread, or hug a friend, etc. All of these are "calls to prayer" and remind us to give thanks to the Almighty for His great patience & kind love towards us. It is only when we forget the simplicity of faithful prayer, that one begins to be distracted by such things as buildings, trying to perform one's prayers for public notice, and the general dis-ease of modern life.
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Here is what I was able to find on the Azan / Adhan, in a nutshell as far as its basis. Also, info pertinent to the Detroit area.
Tradition: The basis for Islam & the Azan.
http://www.crescentlife.com/spiritualit
"He then proceeded to Muzdalifah, said the Salatu'l-Maghrib and the Salatu'l-'Isha—the sunset and the evening prayers—with the Adhan or call to prayer and the Iqamat, a repetition of the Adhan with the addition of the words, 'Prayer has commenced.' In the morning he visited the holy monument (now the mosque Masharu'l-Haram) and repeated the Takbir, Allahu Akbar, 'God is most great;' the Tahlil, 'There is no god but God;' the Ta'awwudh, 'I seek refuge from cursed Satan.' He then went through the ceremonies, sanctioned by ancient Arab custom, of throwing stones at certain pillars in the valley of Mina and so concluded the pilgrimage. Thus, the incorporation of this pagan rite completed and perfected the religion, which the Arabian Prophet left to his countrymen as that which superseded and abrogated all previous ones."
http://answering-islam.org/Books/Sell/D
A thread on what has taken place in Detroit:
http://www.pluralism.org/news/index.p
One Christian worker's call to prayer:
http://www.baptistpress.org/bpnews.a
On a large center slated to open soon:
http://www.detnews.com/2005/wayne/0
Summary of some significant things taking place / or that have taken place, in Michigan:
http://www.globalharvest.org/index.a
" [Detroit] is considered to be the most violent city in the nation." ==> Sadly, the small town I currently live in is more violent per capita than Detroit. Please pray for El Dorado, AR.
==> Also, pray for the Metro Detroit area, that believers in Christ would heed the call to pray for, bless, and love their Muslim neighbors.
(Thanks David Depew for alerting me to this.)
My submitted response to the above article:
=====
First, the azan serve as great alarm clocks (based on my times in various communities around the world).
Second, I think that many would prefer the sound of bells or perhaps instrumental music over low-quality loudspeakers.
Third, the real call to prayer should come whenever we see someone in need: the hungry, the poor, the lonely, the sickly, the elderly, the infant, the foreign, your friend etc. God also calls us to pray whenever we see tall trees in their majesty or little flowers in their frailty, or hear birds sing gently and ocean waves crash mightily, or smell a good meal and fresh air after the rain, or taste clean water and a little bread, or hug a friend, etc. All of these are "calls to prayer" and remind us to give thanks to the Almighty for His great patience & kind love towards us. It is only when we forget the simplicity of faithful prayer, that one begins to be distracted by such things as buildings, trying to perform one's prayers for public notice, and the general dis-ease of modern life.
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Here is what I was able to find on the Azan / Adhan, in a nutshell as far as its basis. Also, info pertinent to the Detroit area.
Tradition: The basis for Islam & the Azan.
http://www.crescentlife.com/spiritualit
"He then proceeded to Muzdalifah, said the Salatu'l-Maghrib and the Salatu'l-'Isha—the sunset and the evening prayers—with the Adhan or call to prayer and the Iqamat, a repetition of the Adhan with the addition of the words, 'Prayer has commenced.' In the morning he visited the holy monument (now the mosque Masharu'l-Haram) and repeated the Takbir, Allahu Akbar, 'God is most great;' the Tahlil, 'There is no god but God;' the Ta'awwudh, 'I seek refuge from cursed Satan.' He then went through the ceremonies, sanctioned by ancient Arab custom, of throwing stones at certain pillars in the valley of Mina and so concluded the pilgrimage. Thus, the incorporation of this pagan rite completed and perfected the religion, which the Arabian Prophet left to his countrymen as that which superseded and abrogated all previous ones."
http://answering-islam.org/Books/Sell/D
A thread on what has taken place in Detroit:
http://www.pluralism.org/news/index.p
One Christian worker's call to prayer:
http://www.baptistpress.org/bpnews.a
On a large center slated to open soon:
http://www.detnews.com/2005/wayne/0
Summary of some significant things taking place / or that have taken place, in Michigan:
http://www.globalharvest.org/index.a
" [Detroit] is considered to be the most violent city in the nation." ==> Sadly, the small town I currently live in is more violent per capita than Detroit. Please pray for El Dorado, AR.
==> Also, pray for the Metro Detroit area, that believers in Christ would heed the call to pray for, bless, and love their Muslim neighbors.
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