Mosque loudspeakers

[fastpitch17]

Starts at 3:30 and goes on for 15 minutes before various aged kids take over for the next 30 minutes or so. The kids keep their lips in the mic and believe they need to yell. After that ends you get a few minutes of kids playing around and with an open mic. While that is going on, another mosque starts up but without the kids. This mushols is directly on the other side of 2 meter wall from the first mosque. Both within 50 to 60 meters of my house on the other side of a wall. The speakers are high up. A third, not more than 100 meters away stars in durring the other 2. None of them start at the same time. Still, at least 3 more come at me from the other side of my house. Not as loud but all mixed in with the others. When there are no call to prayers they give their talks over their speakers. They seem to rotate place to place for different times. We 9nky have tv on in evenings but nothing can be watched until later after prayers because they are so loud now you ca not hear the tv even at an elevated volume. We are not alone, even the muslim neighbors complain about the volume. Of course, complaining to me is about as far as it goed.

 

[scouser59]

Starts at 3:30 and goes on for 15 minutes before various aged kids take over for the next 30 minutes or so. The kids keep their lips in the mic and believe they need to yell. After that ends you get a few minutes of kids playing around and with an open mic. While that is going on, another mosque starts up but without the kids. This mushols is directly on the other side of 2 meter wall from the first mosque. Both within 50 to 60 meters of my house on the other side of a wall. The speakers are high up. A third, not more than 100 meters away stars in durring the other 2. None of them start at the same time. Still, at least 3 more come at me from the other side of my house. Not as loud but all mixed in with the others. When there are no call to prayers they give their talks over their speakers. They seem to rotate place to place for different times. We 9nky have tv on in evenings but nothing can be watched until later after prayers because they are so loud now you ca not hear the tv even at an elevated volume. We are not alone, even the muslim neighbors complain about the volume. Of course, complaining to me is about as far as it goed.

Nightmare !

 

[scouser59]

I lived in East Jakarta for years and spent many nights in hotels across Jakarta and didn't have this experience and now you say you don't hear it in your new house? Traveling Indonesia for years and have never heard it (including a good time spent in the Padang area). Either the problem isn't that widespread or I have been extrememly lucky to not hear it.

I think you are very lucky ,not my experience at all ,, I have also traveled around the main islands .

 

[Hawk256]

I think you are very lucky ,

Being lucky is the exception and not the rule for me but I will take it. I have always heard calls to prayer (at inconsistent volumes) practially everwhere in Indonesia but haven't had to worry about any more than that.

 

[fastpitch17]

When my wife's sister was alive we would visit here in Panjang, Bandar Lampung which lies on the northern part of the bay. The Mosque near her was so loud it hurt your ears. When asked why we were simply told it was to make sure all ships in the bay would hear. No doubt they did.

 

[jstar]

Hundreds of these available.

 

[ChrisTex]

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Hundreds of these available.

That's too easy. We can't have that.

 

[ChrisTex]

I have lived in the same apartment complex for about 6 years and in two different towers. Having quality windows and also where your room is also plays a factor.

The first tower, the early morning prayers were brutal. as I was on the 21st floor and at the corner facing West Jakarta. Almost every morning I would hear at least 5+ mosques trying to outdo each other. Friday prayers, there was a mosque almost directly below and you could hear everything said word for word.

Current tower, has 3 tower in front and on the 11th floor, can still hear them if we have the windows open, but not as bad as before. Sleep has usually been much better overall.

 

[Helpful Herbert]

That's too easy. We can't have that.

Also, no fun if we can't victimise people from other religions and make them suffer

 

[Banana72]

I remember back when we were young(er...) in Junior high school. Friends and I formed a band and used my parent's house for practice. We were about wrapping up when adzan started and my friend brought up a genius idea of let's play along the adzan and really amp up the volume (3rd floor of the house) so yes we did...jazz and adzan...it could work, right? Played a couple songs until the thing ended. Friends all went home and as I went to my dad's bedroom (on the second floor) he said 'the neighbor threw a rock at his window and said 'it's too noisy, cut it out!'. Sooo yeah since then no more Jadzzan.

 

[jstar]

In the mean time in Bali, they have very different noise disturbance issues.

Ten WNA inhabitants of a kos building have made a petition. They just can’t take the sound of the rooster anymore.

Ayam Berkokok Berujung Petisi Turis Asing di Jimbaran

10 turis asing yang tinggal di homestay Anumaya Bay View, Jimbaran, Kuta Selatan, Badung membuat petisi karena merasa terganggung dengan kokok ayam.

www.detik.com

 

[nd_eric_77]

In the mean time in Bali, they have very different noise disturbance issues.

Ten WNA inhabitants of a kos building have made a petition. They just can’t take the sound of the rooster anymore.

Ayam Berkokok Berujung Petisi Turis Asing di Jimbaran

10 turis asing yang tinggal di homestay Anumaya Bay View, Jimbaran, Kuta Selatan, Badung membuat petisi karena merasa terganggung dengan kokok ayam.

www.detik.com

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Buy a couple of "musang" (weasels), and you will not have a rooster problem anymore.

 

[jstar]

Egypt tried a couple of times to unify the calls for prayer. It started in 2004 and took many years.

Unified adhan starts in Ramadan despite criticism - Dailynewsegypt

CAIRO: The sound of Cairo’s hundreds of mu'adhins (caller for prayer) chanting the daily prayers in diverse voices and rhythms through loud speakers is

www.dailynewsegypt.com

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/40057/Parliament’s-controversy-over-Adhan-unification-law

And even Saudi Arabia sees the use of loudspeakers as a problem…

Saudi Arabia restricts mosque loudspeakers because they disturb children

The Ministry of Islamic Affairs orders that loudspeakers be set at a third of their maximum volume. Parents complain that the high volume disturbs their children’s sleep. In some mosques, full s

www.asianews.it

 

[ChrisTex]

Anyone think the mosques are louder now than what they were say 2 months ago?

 

[Helpful Herbert]

Another person driven literally mad by mosque loudspeakers

French Tourist to be Deported After Causing Commotion at a West Lombok Mosque

The French tourist was arrested after causing trouble at a mosque in West Lombok. The arrest was conducted at his house in Senggigi.

indonesiaexpat.id

 

[vocalneal]

More likely being deported for being, well, French They do like to complain.

 

[jstar]

Anyone think the mosques are louder now than what they were say 2 months ago?

They always crank it up now; it’s louder and till 10.30 PM. You can see Ramadan takes its toll during the day; instead of singing they often use tapes here. Which obviously sounds ‘better’ but also lasts longer, they put it in a loop.

Another person driven literally mad by mosque loudspeakers

Lombok, the island of thousand mosques. Not my favorite vacation spot. If Sandiaga would be a bit smart, he would separate the halal/haram vacations between Lombok and Bali, instead of trying to mix it all and create halal areas on Bali. That ministry of tourism is constantly taking decisions in a vacuum. And keeping themselves busy with important stuff as sending out circulaires that bars and restaurants here are not allowed to serve alcohol during the fasting month (I guess they don’t realize a Muslim is never supposed to drink alcohol?); another nice example of “if I’m suffering, you kafirs will be screwed too”.

 

[vocalneal]

(I guess they don’t realize a Muslim is never supposed to drink alcohol?)

Is that mentioned in the Quaran I've not read it but I do have a card-carrying Turkish friend who enjoys a beer.

 

[Bob]

Another person driven literally mad by mosque loudspeakers

French Tourist to be Deported After Causing Commotion at a West Lombok Mosque

The French tourist was arrested after causing trouble at a mosque in West Lombok. The arrest was conducted at his house in Senggigi.

indonesiaexpat.id

Not mad, just either very arrogant or extremely stupid, or both. Who goes on holiday and tells the locals how to act?

 

[fastpitch17]

Lombok, the island of thousand mosques. Not my favorite vacation spot. If Sandiaga would be a bit smart, he would separate the halal/haram vacations between Lombok and Bali, instead of trying to mix it all and create halal areas on Bali. That ministry of tourism is constantly taking decisions in a vacuum. And keeping themselves busy with important stuff as sending out circulaires that bars and restaurants here are not allowed to serve alcohol during the fasting month (I guess they don’t realize a Muslim is never supposed to drink alcohol?); another nice example of “if I’m suffering, you kafirs will be screwed too”.

Sandiaga will continue to promote halal on Bali and it's no different for much of the government. Slowly they are trying to turn Bali and Papua majority muslim.