Use Of Loudspeakers Research Articles

پاکستانی مساجد میں لاؤڈ سپیکر کا استعمال،صوتی آلودگی کے تناظر میں ایک تنقیدی جائزہ

Muslims perform five daily prayers, with Islamic tradition encouraging congregation in mosques. This practice necessitates the use of loudspeakers for the call to prayer (Azan) and the commencement of the congregational prayer (Eqema). However, in contemporary times, the widespread use of loudspeakers in mosques has raised concerns regarding noise pollution, especially in areas where multiple mosques are situated in close proximity. The simultaneous broadcast of Azan from several mosques can create a cacophonous environment, impacting the overall tranquility of the surroundings. In addition to the Azan, loudspeakers are utilized in mosques for various purposes, including the recitation of Naat (poetry praising the Prophet Muhammad) and the recitation of Darood (invocations of blessings upon the Prophet). These activities, while important for religious and cultural reasons, also contribute to the acoustic landscape of the community. This analytical study investigates the use of loudspeakers in Pakistani mosques, with a specific focus on their role in contributing to noise pollution. It examines the potential challenges posed by the concurrent broadcast of Azan and other religious activities from multiple mosques in close proximity. The research aims to assess the impact of this practice on the acoustic environment and the well-being of residents, proposing potential solutions for mitigating noise pollution while respecting religious traditions and practices.

Religious Harmony in Urban Communities Post Toa Regulation: A Case Study in Yogyakarta City

This journal will present various perspectives from the general public, mosque officials, and community leaders in Yogyakarta, responding to the loudspeaker regulations issued by the Ministry of Religion through Circular Letter Number 05 of 2022, which outlines the Guidelines for the Use of Loudspeakers in Mosques and Mushalas. This research was conducted using descriptive qualitative analysis through observations and interviews. The study's findings will be elaborated in detail, discussing arguments presented by respondents from both the Muslim community and other religious groups. By thoroughly and clearly examining the diverse responses to this issue and including fundamental arguments, this research aims to serve as a reference for future scholars. The differing opinions presented here serve as a valuable knowledge base, contributing to the methods and strategies for resolving the ongoing debate. This empirical data in the form of opinions can be utilized as a reference in guiding policy actions and other empowerment initiatives, including awareness and outreach programs.

Penggunaan Alat Pengeras Suara pada Lantunan Adzan dan Ayat-ayat Al-Qur’an Menurut Pendapat MUI Sumatera Utara dan KH. Mahmud Mukhtar

Adzan means to announce, convey information about a problem. Whereas according to the term is "certain utterances to announce the time of Fardhu prayer", or in other words is "announcement about the entry of Fadhu prayer times with certain pronunciations". Mosques in Indonesia have started using loudspeakers as a tool to voice religious communication activities such as the call to prayer, recitation of verses from the Koran, tarhim, praise, dhikr, recitations, lectures to religious speeches. The purpose of this research is to find out the views of the Chairman of the North Sumatra MUI and KH. Mahmud Mukhtar regarding the case of the use of loudspeakers. From the type of research conducted in the field and from a circular issued by the Ministry of Religion Number 05 of 2021 concerning Regulations for Loudspeakers in Mosques and Musholahs. As well as the views of scholars regarding the call to prayer using loudspeakers.

Anti-noise window: Subjective perception of active noise reduction and effect of informational masking

Reviving natural ventilation (NV) for urban sustainability presents challenges for indoor acoustic comfort. Active control and interference-based noise mitigation strategies, such as the use of loudspeakers, offer potential solutions to achieve acoustic comfort while maintaining NV. However, these approaches are not commonly integrated or evaluated from a perceptual standpoint. This study examines the perceptual and objective aspects of an active-noise-control (ANC)-based ”anti-noise” window (ANW) and its integration with informational masking (IM) in a model bedroom. Forty participants assessed the ANW in a three-way interaction involving noise types (traffic, train, and aircraft), maskers (bird, water), and ANC (on, off). The evaluation focused on perceived annoyance (PAY; ISO/TS 15666), perceived affective quality (ISO/TS 12913-2), loudness (PLN), and included an open-ended qualitative assessment. Despite minimal objective reduction in decibel-based indicators and a slight increase in psychoacoustic sharpness, the ANW alone demonstrated significant reductions in PAY and PLN, as well as an improvement in ISO pleasantness across all noise types. The addition of maskers generally enhanced overall acoustic comfort, although water masking led to increased PLN. Furthermore, the combination of ANC with maskers showed interaction effects, with both maskers significantly reducing PAY compared to ANC alone.

CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS USING VAN DIJK'S MODEL IN THE REPORTING OF MOSQUE LOUDSPEAKER REGULATIONS AND MINISTER YAQUT'S STATEMENT COMPARING THE SOUND OF THE CALL TO PRAYER TO DOG BARKING IN TEMPO.COM ONLINE MEDIA

This study focuses on the coverage of Minister of Religious Affairs Yakut's statement regarding the call to prayer (azan) compared to the sound of barking dogs currently happening in Indonesia, as published in several online media outlets, particularly Tempo.com. While there are numerous other online media sources producing news related to this issue, the researcher attempts to analyze these two specific online media outlets. The aim of this study is to describe the critical discourse analysis of the "Regulation on the Use of Mosque Loudspeakers and Minister Yakut's Statement Analogizing the Azan with Dog Barking" found in the news article titled "Yaqut Reported Regarding Azan and Dog Barking, Here's What the Ministry of Religious Affairs Says" published on Tempo.com. The theoretical framework employed for the analysis is Teun A. Van Dijk's Critical Discourse Analysis. The research methodology used in this study is descriptive qualitative. Based on the conducted analysis, it was found that the news article attempts to convey a message to readers regarding the pros and cons of the Minister's Regulation on the use of loudspeakers in mosques and the statement analogizing the Azan with dog barking. This is influenced by the social cognition of the news article's author and the social context in which the news article is produced. This is evident in the discourse structure of the news article, which conveys a message of religious tolerance amidst a diverse society with varying beliefs. Keywords: Critical Discourse Analysis, Ministerial Rules, social context

Analisis Framing pada Pemberitaan Pengaturan Pengeras Suara Masjid di Media Online Akurat.co

The emergence of regulations governing the use of loudspeakers in mosques seems to have caused a lot of controversy, especially when there was a statement from the Chief Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas. This polemic certainly gets a lot of attention from various news media by way of reporting that is in accordance with the ideology and interests of the media. Every news text contained in print media, as well as online is the result of construction by framing the point of view of an event. This study aims to find out the construction of accurate.co news regarding the Minister of Religion's rules regarding loudspeakers in mosques. Which parts will be eliminated and highlighted by Akurat.co to convey the reality of the news that has been constructed. This study uses the constructivism paradigm with the Zhong Dang Pan and Gerald M. Kosicki model media framing analysis method. This framing analysis model is divided into four analysis structures, namely: syntactic structure, script structure, thematic structure, and rhetorical structure. This study found that there was news framing that led to the element of media Accuracy.co's partiality towards the Ministry of Religion's regulations regarding the rules for loudspeakers in mosques. The construction of reality in the news text carried out by the media accurate.co was carried out as an effort to direct public opinion that Yaqut Cholil Qoumas' statement as chief minister was not to compare the sound of the call to prayer and the sound of dogs barking, but as an example that loud noises can disrupt tolerance in social life.

Moderation between Religious Freedom and Harmony Concerning the Regulation on Mosque Loudspeaker: Comparison between Indonesia and Other Muslim Countries

Abstract This research explains the comparison of regulations on mosque loudspeakers between Indonesia and Muslim countries in the world. Guidelines for the use of mosque loudspeakers in Indonesia are regulated in the Instruction of the Director-General of Islamic Community Guidance at the Ministry of Religious Affairs Number 101 of 1978 concerning Guidance on the Use of Loudspeakers in Mosques and Musala and the Circular Letter of the Minister of Religion Number 5 of 2022 concerning Guidelines for the Use of Loudspeakers in Mosques and Musala. Primary data of this study includes the 1978 Instructions and the 2022 Circular Letters. Secondary data is obtained from relevant literature sources and regulations on the use of mosque loudspeakers in several Muslim countries in the world, namely Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Syria, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Malaysia. This research finds the concept of moderation of regulations on mosque loudspeakers in Indonesia. The findings of this research can be used as a guide model for drafting the contents of mosque loudspeaker regulations in several Muslim countries around the world by relying on three moderate aspects regarding the rules of time (public morals), volume (public health), and sound quality of mosque loudspeakers (public convenience).

Pandangan Islam Terhadap Pengembangan Dan Pemanfaatan Sains Dan Teknologi

The development and use of technology as a human activity in the perspective of Islamic jurisprudence is included in the category of something that is subject to law. So this activity must also be closely related to Islamic law itself, starting from taklifi law to wadl'i law. This research is a literature study. In data collection techniques, the authors explore scientific papers as well as several credible sites that discuss topics regarding Islam and technology, such as credible news sites, scientific papers obtained from several journals, both from Islamic journals. as well as universal journals such as the Technology Journal. The results of this discussion show that, 1. Islamic Views in the Development and Utilization of Science and Technology, including: a) Islamic views in the Development and Utilization of Science and Technology, studying and developing a technology as a tool for the benefit of human life has several advantages starting from fiqh law , moral values, to evidence of servitude to Allah SWT. b) Shari'a Goals in the Development and Utilization of Technology. In summary, if a technology has become a medium/tool in realizing the needs of human life: primary, secondary, and tertiary needs, then the law of technological development which was originally fardu kifayah can turn into fardu ain, sunah, and as a priority. c) The Islamic view on the use or use of technology, the use or use of technology is very close to the purpose of using the technology itself. d) The Polemic on the Use of Loudspeaker Technology (Toa), the use of loudspeakers in the range of 100 db as stated by the Minister of Religion in his circular letter is makruh, it can even be illegal. 2. Development and utilization of science and technology in terms of benefit and resistance to damage in Islam, including: a) Maslahat and Mafsadat levels, religious orders to create benefit are orders to realize various good deeds (al-ihsānu). While the essence of good deeds is the activity of realizing benefit and resisting damage. b) How to determine Benefit and Harm, Ukhrowi, Shari'a (an-Naqlu wa asSyar`i) and Worldly, Intellect, experimentation, and customs (al-`aqlu wa at- Tajarrubu Wa al-Ādatu) c) Charities Human Actions in the Perspective of Generating Benefit and Rejecting Damage, Benefit (al-maṣlahatu), Cause of worldly benefit, Cause of ukhrowi benefit and Cause of worldly and ukhrowi benefit ) Science and Technology as Tools and Media to Realize Benefit and Refuse Damage, media law is in harmony with the law of the purpose of using the media itself. If the goal is unlawful, makruh, obligatory mubah, or sunna, then media law and the cause is also unlawful, makruh, mubah, obligatory, or sunnah

Religion and Noise Making: A Reflection on the Religious Sound Space of Kumasi, Ghana

Excessive noise beyond certain levels of intensity adversely affects human health and decreases productivity. One would expect that religions such as Christianity and Islam would be spared in the discussion of noise-making. However, there has been a debate regarding the assertion that the liturgies of Christianity and Islam in Ghana, especially in Kumasi, Ashanti Region are becoming noisy instead at an ever-increasing level. This study examined the sources and effects of religious noise among the two major religions in the Kumasi Metropolis. The study discovered that the sources of religious noise in Kumasi include the use of ear-shattering loudspeakers by Christians and their Muslim counterpart during morning and night worship sessions. The paper’s findings indicate that the effects of such noise pollution include sleep disturbances, and the ability to aggravate high blood pressure. The paper advocates the ban on the use of loudspeakers in residential areas, the location of churches in non-residential areas and educating the adherents of these religions on worship decorum. Keywords: Noise, Religious Noise, Joyful Noise

Assessment of Noise Levels in Different Residential, Industrial and Commercial Areas of Jammu City, India

Due to the contemporary mechanical lifestyle noise has been one of the most unwanted by-products. To assess the noise levels in different locations of Jammu city, a study was conducted twice a day i.e., day (6 – 9am) and night (9 pm – 6 am). The present study deals with assessment of noise pollution in different residential, commercial and Industrial areas of Jammu city. The noise level was measured with the help of sound meter (SL 4010) at different locations of Jammu south, north east and west from (June 2016 to May 2017). During the studyperiod, the average noise intensity at various residential sites ranges between 49.8 Leq dB (A) to 68.5Leq dB (A) during day time whereas during the night time ambient noise level ranges between 39.66 dB to 57.3 dB. The results clearly demonstrate that the noise quality at those areas is beyond the permissible limits as specified by Central Pollution Control Board CPCB thus contributing to noise pollution. Moreover, the Leq Max values are also greater than the permissible limits. Major sources of noise pollution are vehicular transport, frequent use of horns in vehicles during the day. Whereas due to traffic jam at night on congested roads and use of loudspeakers and DJ in marriage and banquet halls.

The clash of sound, image and light: inter- and intra-religious entanglements and contestations during Mawlūd celebrations in the city of Jos, Nigeria

AbstractThis article explores recent inter- and intra-religious entanglements and contestations between Sufi Muslims, members of the Izala and Christianity, which have emerged as a result of a new way of celebrating Mawlūd in the Nigerian city of Jos. Through the adept use of loudspeakers, Izala projects a sense of dominance over the public sphere of the city and uses this as a platform to critique the Sufis. In part as a response, and as a counter-critique of Izala, the Sufis have rejuvenated their Mawlūd celebrations as a mass public spectacle, involving the use of Christmas lights to decorate the city and the construction at the entrance to major streets of temporary wooden arches decorated with flowers, Christmas lights, wreaths and images of Shaykh Ibrahim Nyass. This article argues that the Sufis, who are at a disadvantage in the practice of organized preaching and the use of sound media, have transformed the Mawlūd celebrations into a mechanism to counterbalance Izala’s dominance of the public sphere and to reassert their presence in the city. The Sufis’ incorporation of decorative Christmas objects reveals the fluid boundaries between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria, which sometimes generate dynamics of interreligious borrowing and mutual influence. This article attempts to remap and push the boundaries of studying Islam and Christianity in Nigeria, because focusing on one religion in isolation downplays the intertwining and intersection of practices between the two religious groups.

Pseudo-equivalent deterministic excitation method application for experimental reproduction of a structural response to a turbulent boundary layer excitation.

In the transportation engineering field, the turbulent boundary layer over a structure is one of the most relevant sources of structural vibration and emitted noise. Wind tunnels are still one of the best options for vibroacoustic experimental analyses for this specific problem. However, it is also true that this experimental method is not always affordable, due to several limitations-settings hard to control, time and money consumption, discrepancies among laboratories-that wind tunnel facilities present. It has already developed different methodologies to address this necessity, most of them based on the use of loudspeakers or shakers. In this work, an existing numerical method, called the pseudo-equivalent deterministic excitation method (PEDEM), is further developed for the experimental purpose of reproducing the experimental structural response of a panel subjected to a turbulent boundary layer (TBL) excitation, by using an equivalent rain-on-the-roof excitation instead; different formulations are used for the application of this approximated TBL excitation. The experimental application of PEDEM, here called X-PEDEM, is validated by comparison with experimental results of two different panels analysed in two different wind tunnel facilities.

REGULATIONS FOR MOSQUE AND MUSHALA VOICES IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF THEMATIC INTERPRETATION ON VOICE RULE IN WORSHIP

Indonesia is a multicultural nation. With the condition of the pluralistic Indonesian society, tolerance is an attitude that must be instilled in order to create harmony between communities. Recently, there has been a polemic regarding the issuance of the Circular Letter of the Ministry of Religion Number 05 of 2022 concerning Guidelines for the Use of Loudspeakers for Mosques and Prayer Rooms by the Minister of Religion Muhammad Yaqut Chalil Qoumas. The purpose of this study is to find out the issue of regulating the use of loudspeakers in terms of using the glasses of Mufassir in Indonesia such as Buya Hamka, M. Quraish Shihab and Muhammad Hasbi ash-Shiddieqy. What is the meaning of tolerance in the Qur'an from the perspective of Indonesian commentators and the regulation of the use of loudspeakers in mosques and prayer rooms. This type of research is a qualitative research using a literature study (library research). The approach used is the character thematic approach. The primary data sources are the book of interpretation of al-Azhar by Buya Hamka, the book of interpretation of al-Misbah by M. Quraish Shihab and an-Nuur by Muhammad Hasbi ash-Shiddieqy. While the secondary data sources are the results of interpretive research on the concept of tolerance and the use of loudspeakers in the Qur'an and other scientific writings.Considering the rules for using loudspeakers for mosques and prayer rooms, the issuance has a good purpose to realize environmental comfort and religious tolerance. So this is in line with what is taught in Islam regarding tolerance, namely mutual respect and openness to existing differences in order to achieve the common good and avoid damage. In this case, lowering the voice in the use of loudspeakers is a form of Islamic tolerance that has been reflected.

Noise Mapping during New Year Eve in selected residential zone of Raipur City

Noise can be said to be invisible danger which present in our environment. Monitoring and mitigating of noise is very much important to build a health environment. This study mapped the noise levels increased during the New Year Eve 2022 of selected residential area of Raipur City. Increase in the levels of noise was seen during the Eve due to burning of crackers and use of loudspeakers during the celebrations. Five locations were selected for the study and noise map was prepared for pre and post New Year Eve 2022. From the map all the five locations showed higher noise levels (above 70dBA pre Eve and above 67dBA post Eve) than the prescribed limit (above 55 dBA day time and 45 dBA night time) of Central Pollution Control Board, New Delhi.

The Sound of Laïcité

Abstract Sound control policies already had a long history in the French-controlled settlements of the Senegalese coast by the time the prefect of Dakar issued a decree in 1953 prohibiting the use of loudspeakers on public roads and in the open-air courtyards of private residences. Such policies aimed at silencing the nighttime recitation of poems known in the Wolof language of Senegambia as xasida (and referred to by French administrators as chants religieux). Derived from the Arabic term for “ode” (qaṣīda), such poems formed a key component of the liturgy of Senegal's expanding Sufi orders. In this same period, the first Senegalese-owned printing presses began disseminating xasida in printed form more widely than ever, and at times against the wishes of the leadership of the Muridiyya, one of Senegal's leading sufi orders. By highlighting the intertwined nature of print, public recitation, and sound control in midcentury Senegal, this article seeks to illuminate the institutional and political contexts that shaped the production and reception of specific genres of Islamic scholarship in the late colonial period.

Negotiating Soundscape: Practice and Regulation of Adzan in Indonesia

This article explores the historical context of practice and regulation of Adzan in Indonesia. As historical underpinnings, this article will follow a structural timeline of post-independence Indonesia to the current development of the state’s regulations of Adzan. To understand the social context of Adzan, Schafer’s conception of Soundmark and Hirschkind’s ethical soundscapes will be employed as theoretical framework to analyze how Indonesian (government and civil society) negotiates social tension caused by the use of loudspeaker in Indonesian mosques. Government regulations will be used as primary sources, while newspaper, journal and websites, provide additional information on the practice and regulations of Adzan in Indonesia. This article, however, will limit its study to the historical and social aspect of Adzan. Discussion on the theological aspect will not be covered by this article.

Impact of the confinement plate on the synthetic jet

Axisymmetric synthetic jet actuators making use of loudspeakers and four lengths of the orifice with and without a confinement plate were experimentally tested and compared. The first (reference) orifice was the shortest one and was confined by the actuator wall. The next length of orifices was obtained with the use of one of three orifices’ extension, with or without a confinement plate. The possibility of the use of the power factor to find the first characteristic frequency is presented. The dependence of the reaction force from the orifice length and the power is described. The time-reaction force of the actuator was measured. The actuators with a confinement plate at the time of measurements of frequency function and at the constant power generate less reaction force, as well as less velocity and efficiency, than the ones without it (even 1.8% at the characteristic frequency).

Komunikasi dan Motif Penggunaan Toah Masjid Kecamatan Depok Yogyakarta

The purpose of this study was to determine the communication and motives for the use of Toah Masjid, Depok Yogyakarta District. This study uses qualitative research using description analysis methods. The theory used is a two-stage communication model and a phenomenological theory put forward by Alfred Schutz. The results of this study indicate that the application of guidelines for the use of loudspeakers in the mosque can be identified through two-stage communication that is established between the Regional Office with the instructor and from the instructor to the mosque Takmir. Two-stage communication using Interpersonal Communication and Social Communication. The important role of policy counselors as gatekeepers and opinion leaders in public policy socialization. Conclusion, the motive of using mosque loudspeakers to the outside other than the call to prayer in several mosques in the Sub-district of Depok, such as reading prayers, dhikr, prayers, prayers and announcements because they have not received policy socialization, no one has questioned their use, to attract the attention of others.
 Keywords: Communication, Motives, Mosque Toah

SISI KENUSANTARAAN DALAM KITAB KITAB AL-TAFSĪR AL-IKLῙL FῙ MAᾹNI AL-TANZῙL KARYA KH. MISBAH MUSTHAFA

The Nusantara side (Nusantara aspect) is found in the interpretation of KH Miṣbah Muṣṭhafa in the al-Iklīl Fī Maanī al-Tanzīl which was written in 1977 and completed in 1985 in Bangilan, Tuban. Therefore, this study is focused on how KH Miṣbah Muṣṭhafa interpreted the verses of the al-Qur`an according to the conditions in the surrounding environment at that time. This research uses descriptive-analytical method with Gadamer's hermeneutics approach to reveal the Nusantara aspect of the book. Through the horizon of the reader (mufassir), then the meaning is sought in accordance with the author's intent (al-Qur`an) so that the meaning of the verse of al-Qur`an becomes objective. This study reveals that KH Miṣbah Muṣṭhafa in interpreting the verses of al-Qur`an uses asbab al-nuzul first, then interpreted the verse according to the condition of the surrounding environment by paying attention to the undak usuk ( Javanese hierarchical language), either using Javanese Krama Inggil, Krama Lugu, or Ngoko (high, middle and low level of Javanese language). KH Miṣbah Muṣṭhafa also responded to the existing problems by prohibiting the use of loudspeakers in mosques, family planning (KB) and bank interest because according to him they were categorized as heresy. Keywords: Nusantara aspects, Gadamer Hermeneutics, KH Miṣbah Muṣṭhafa, Tafsīr al-Iklīl Fī Maanī al-Tanzīl.

Churches without bells in Fascist Italy

This article examines how Fascism’s economic autarky impacted on church construction in the late 1930s. The shortage of copper in Italy due to sanctions imposed by the League of Nations and the ensuing Italian policy of self-sufficiency led to the installation of loudspeakers instead of bells in newly erected churches. The amplified sound of recordings and of tubular bells could be heard from far greater distances than that of traditional bells. Although these technologies disregarded the Catholic Church’s directives on utilising modern technical equipment in liturgy, their use was tolerated because of the economic circumstances. Indeed, some clergy endorsed these sound systems as a means of modernising the Church and as an act of patriotism. The practice, however, risked conflating ecclesiastical and Fascist broadcasts since the use of loudspeakers for political propaganda was widespread. In one case, the Fascist anthemGiovinezzawas played regularly from a church belfry: after the war, furious citizens destroyed this audio system. The decision by dioceses as to whether to adopt technological alternatives to bells exposed the conflicting positions within the Church towards both modernity and the Regime.