The local residents can protest all they want, but their protests are almost certain to be of no avail. The protesters will simply be dismissed as “Islamophobes” and “racists,” and that will be that.
“The mosque added that the application is only intended to ‘promote peace and harmony and not unrest of any sort, the prayer being sought is with the wider multi-faith and intended for the entire community of Harrow who have suffered during the pandemic.'”
In reality, however, the Islamic call to prayer contains several declarations of the superiority and supremacy of Islam over all other belief systems. What’s more, there is no need for it to be broadcast over loudspeakers when everyone can easily find out what time it is. No one can say, either, that loudspeakers are an integral part of the Islamic Faith and thus that their religious rights are being infringed if permission for this were denied. The call to prayer broadcast over loudspeakers is just a declaration of who are Britain’s new overlords.
“Harrow Mosque’s plan to broadcast adhan receives deluge of complaints,” 5Pillars, May 27, 2020:
A proposal to broadcast the adhan from Harrow Central Mosque in north London has been met with a deluge of complaints by local residents.
The mosque lodged a planning application with Harrow Council earlier this month so that it could broadcast the call to prayer at 6pm every Friday for a period of three months.
The proposal was part of the “Call to Prayer” campaign, orchestrated by British Heart Foundation fundraiser Rehana Choudry, which wants people of all faiths to pause and reflect on life during the coronavirus pandemic.
But the proposal has attracted hundreds of comments on the council’s website, the vast majority of them complaining about the plan on the grounds of noise, traffic and disruption. Some comments were even clearly Islamophobic in nature.
One objector said: “This is noise pollution and forcing non-Muslims to listen to something they can’t understand. This should not be approved. All religions are allowed to practice but without disruption to others.”
Another said: “It is out of character for the community. Already the area is a no-go area on Fridays due to traffic congestion in the area.”
Yet another said: “We are senior Hindu ladies. It is against our religion to hear the Muslim call to prayer. We are elderly and disturbed by this. We are very worried. This Harrow is a multicultural place. Will you also let the temples broadcast their messages? We are offended and object.”…
Another said: “This is a Christian country. A country which gives respect and freedom, to people of other faiths. Strange, the places which these people run from, once here they want to turn it into back home. I love this country. A certain community should respect it and not impose their beliefs on others. You are pushing people to their limits. By the way I’m from a Hindu/Sikh background.”
Meanwhile, Harrow Mosque has released a statement saying that the adhan application is temporary in nature and relates to the pandemic alone and that they are not seeking to secure a permanent broadcast.
The mosque added that the application is only intended to “promote peace and harmony and not unrest of any sort, the prayer being sought is with the wider multi-faith and intended for the entire community of Harrow who have suffered during the pandemic.”…