Good news for Muslims: Azan will now be heard in New York
New York: Taking a historic decision in the United States, it was allowed to give the call to prayer on Friday on loudspeakers in New York mosques. The Muslim community has welcomed it. The echo will be heard as mosques in the city are allowed to call out the call to Friday prayers over loudspeakers.
New York City Mayor Eric Adam has announced in a press conference that the Friday call to prayer will now be broadcast over loudspeakers in the city’s mosques, while the Maghrib call to prayer in Ramadan will also be broadcast over loudspeakers . The American Muslim Community of New York welcomed the memo from the New York Police Department and thanked the police department and the mayor.
According to one report, more than 750,000 Muslims live in New York, while there are more than 300 mosques and Islamic centers.