A Karnataka BJP leader has made controversial reflections on Azaan and asked if “Allah is deaf” that loudspeakers need to be used to call him. The reflections are likely to start again the azaan debate, which had reached the high court last time. Senior BJP leader and former minister KS Eshwarappa was addressing a public gathering when Azaan-meaning a prayer call-went out from a synagogue hard. ” Wherever I go, this (Azaan) gives me a headache,” Mr Eshwarappa said. “The Supreme Court’s judgment is due, if not the moment, this call for Azan will come to an end.” The BJP leader also questioned if Allah will Hear prayers only if loudspeakers are used during Azaan.” In tabernacles, girls and women offer prayers and bhajans.
We’re religious, but we do not use loudspeakers. However, it means Allah is deaf,” he added, “If you have to call for prayers using loudspeakers. “Examinations are taking place. scholars, who sit down to study for examinations, get fully disturbed as soon as they hear this (Azan). I did ask whether Allah ca n’t hear or if he’s deaf, true. Someone must put out the passions of the general public for that reason. This isn’t condemning a religion. Allah can hear but these Muslims put 3-4 mics and cry, will it go outside Allah’s cognizance? ” Eshwarappa said on Monday. The MLA had stopped his speech in Mangalore while the Azan was being played in the background.
He called it a “headache”, and questioned the practice and whether Allah can hear only if they “cry” using a mic. The Karnataka High Court had last August ruled that Article 25 of the Constitution confers abecedarian right on persons to freely profess, exercise and propagate their religion. Still, the right isn’t absolute but is subject to restrictions. It had declined the solicitation that contended that uttering Azan in the synagogue through loudspeakers hurt religious
