Azan is different

Submitted by Sean (United States), Apr 1, 2005 at 22:07

To say that the azan and church bells are no different since they are both loud is ludicrous: when church bells ring, there is no overt endorsement of Christianity, whereas with the Azan, there is an explicit endorsement of Islam, as in 'Muhammed is the prophet.'

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