Azaan is certainly an essential and integral part of Islam, but is the use of a microphone or a loud-speakers to give a call for prayers valid? The muezzin uses a loudspeaker five times a day to recite the azaan. This causes great inconvenience and disturbance to the people living nearby. The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000, stipulate that loudspeakers/public address systems cannot be used unless with written permission. Such noise pollution causes a lot of inconvenience to elderly people who are ill. People have a right to peace and tranquility.
