Archive · 29 Jun 2025
Mumbai Mosques Adopt App for Azan Amidst Loudspeaker Curbs
Due to noise restrictions, mosques in Mumbai are using a new app called Online Azan to broadcast the call to prayer.
The app, created by a company in Tamil Nadu, streams the azan live to users' phones.
It helps those who cannot hear the azan due to loudspeaker limitations and sends notifications for prayer times.
The app was adopted to ensure the spiritual experience remained uninterrupted, especially for the elderly.
So far, about six mosques have started using it.
The app streams the azan live.
Mumbai mosques are using the 'Online Azan' app to stream the call to prayer (azan).
The app was developed by a Tamil Nadu-based company.
The app allows users to listen to the azan on their phones and receive notifications.
This is in response to restrictions on loudspeaker use in Mumbai.
Six mosques have adopted the app to broadcast the azan.
- Who
- Mosques, Online Azan app developers, and worshippers.
- What
- Mosques in Mumbai are using the Online Azan app to stream the call to prayer.
- When
- Ongoing after the loudspeaker restrictions.
- Where
- Mumbai
- Why
- To continue broadcasting the call to prayer following loudspeaker restrictions.
Those Supporting Loudspeaker Restrictions
Those Opposing Loudspeaker Restrictions
Impact on Community
Those Supporting Loudspeaker Restrictions
The new app offers a modern solution that respects the existing noise restrictions and avoids community disturbance.
Those Opposing Loudspeaker Restrictions
Loudspeakers are an integral part of religious practices and community life. The use of the app does not provide the same experience as the traditional loudspeakers.
- App Name
- Online Azan
- App Purpose
- Streams call to prayer
- Developer
- Tamil Nadu-based company
- Mosques Using App
- Six in Mumbai
- Loudspeaker Restrictions
- In place due to noise pollution regulations
- Bombay High Court
- Set permissible sound limits
Sources
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