16th September is approaching. I dunno. They said this time the new government wil be headed by a liberal yet has Islamic background. A lot of uncertainties regarding the special rights of Moslem had been widely discussed. One of them is AZAN. Call to pray….

One doesn’t know the value of something till they’re deprived of it. This is a very good proverb to describe the Muslim in Malaysia. I was living in Germany for five years during my student time without hearing a single azan when the prayer’s time coming. And I really salute the Moslem who had been living there for many years can survive their daily namaz without hearing azan. I mean that many of them can afford to go and visit the mosque for at least three times a day to perform the congregation prayer.

How about us in malaysia?? I am ok with both situation. But too many azan plus the Quran recitation before every praying time might annoyed many people…In some places when you try to put yourself in others shoe, especially the non-moslem, I must say that the non moslem must feel uncomfortable with the loud speaker from nearby masjid or surau. I am not intend to discuss something that had been a long tradition of our so call muslim country, but the faith posses by the many Muslim in Malaysia is not balance with the loud azan every five times a day. Why is that?? Yeah..it’s reality. If you go to a mosque or surau at your neighborhood, except during the Friday prayer; you will find only 7-10 peoples attend the noon and afternoon prayer and around 20-30 for the evening and night prayer. For the morning prayer it depends on the day. In weekend maybe around 10-20 people will attend the mosque early i the morning. Otherwise 5-6 people will be a huge success for the muazin (the one who call the prayer) during the week days.

Just imagine if the Muslim can discipline themselves? coming to the mosque? without hearing azan, I bet you..the non-moslem will be really impressed. This is one of the reason why the rate of muslim revert in the non-moslem countries like in the France and USA is far more higher than here in Malaysia……..Selamat Berpuasa…..