He said the live prayer call lasted about two minutes, and the mosque wanted to broadcast it only two or three times a day, not the prescribed five. 'But there were one or two complaints and they discovered they did not have permission.' Mr Mulla said the mosque had made the calls regularly for more than 10 years. But 90% of people in the Audley and Queen's Park areas are from the Asian community.' 'That probably would not be right in an area where most people are not Muslims. 'There are a couple of mosques in Blackburn which have permission to broadcast the adhaan five times a day,' he said. At Mosque Finder UK platform now it’s easy to check Masjid-e-Zainabia prayer time, salah time, namaz time. You are by birth Muslim or recently converted to Islam, Masjid-e-Zainabia is the best institute to learn Islamic education in Blackburn. Salim Mulla, the councillor for the ward containing the mosque, said yesterday he was very disappointed by the committee's decision. Masjid-e-Zainabia has a very unique recognition in the area because of its Islam friendly activities.
'We have to consider there are some people in that area who are not of the Muslim faith,' said one councillor, Fred Slater. Members said they had to consider residents from all faiths, and an appeal from a Christian church to ring bells five times a day would also be rejected.
The congregation had submitted a petition with 182 signatures, and said the calls would be heard only in Audley Range, where most residents are Asian.īut the planning committee last week refused to lift a 20-year ban, which applies to most mosques in Blackburn, home to 30,000 Muslims.
