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You may or may not know this. But call to prayer is nothing like church bell. Church bell is just a "ding". Muslim call to prayer is a recitation or chant, star

You may or may not know this. But call to prayer is nothing like church bell. Church bell is just a "ding". Muslim call to prayer is a recitation or chant, started with "Allahu Akbar".

Mithaldu 11y ago
I'm aware of what it sounds like, and actually find the sound of it quite pleasing in moderation. That said, the aforementioned church tends to break out in minute-long sessions of jangling, and isn't even particularly interesting since they only have 2 or 3 identical bells.
- exodust 11y ago
  That's true. Church bells are not interesting or even musical. Islamic prayers are more sophisticated, the scales haunting. But it's still religious bullshit behind those call to prayers, and that is worth remembering before allowing it to rock your neighbourhood every morning. Muslims should download an app that streams the morning prayer privately into their homes rather than blasting the streets. If that app doesn't exist, then quick, someone make it and sell it for a dollar. Personally I'd prefer to hear local musicians, or kids choirs, or just something that isn't religious bullshit. It's 2015, we're about to head to Mars, we don't need this religious bullshit.
  - Mithaldu 11y ago
    > an app You overestimate the depth and breadth of the spread of always-connected devices. > Church bells are not interesting or even musical. Not true! A few kilometers in town we have this church: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=aegidienkirche+hannover https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=aegidienkirche+... It has a very nice set of bells that play various songs throughout the year: http://marktkirche-hannover.de/wp-content/uploads/MK_Aegi_Glockenspiel.pdf http://marktkirche-hannover.de/wp-content/uploads/MK_Aegi_Gl... It is not very loud though, so i cannot hear it from my apartment.
  - harryc2011 11y ago
    I find Church bells both musical & interesting :) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Change_ringing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Change_ringing
  - GnwbZHiU 11y ago
    Islamic prayers sound awful to me, I prefer bell. but that is just a matter of taste I guess. I was born and raised in a muslim country

You may or may not know this. But call to prayer is nothing like church bell. Church bell is just a "ding". Muslim call to prayer is a recitation or chant, started with "Allahu Akbar".

Mithaldu 11y ago

I'm aware of what it sounds like, and actually find the sound of it quite pleasing in moderation. That said, the aforementioned church tends to break out in minute-long sessions of jangling, and isn't even particularly interesting since they only have 2 or 3 identical bells.

exodust 11y ago
That's true. Church bells are not interesting or even musical. Islamic prayers are more sophisticated, the scales haunting. But it's still religious bullshit behind those call to prayers, and that is worth remembering before allowing it to rock your neighbourhood every morning. Muslims should download an app that streams the morning prayer privately into their homes rather than blasting the streets. If that app doesn't exist, then quick, someone make it and sell it for a dollar. Personally I'd prefer to hear local musicians, or kids choirs, or just something that isn't religious bullshit. It's 2015, we're about to head to Mars, we don't need this religious bullshit.
- Mithaldu 11y ago
  > an app You overestimate the depth and breadth of the spread of always-connected devices. > Church bells are not interesting or even musical. Not true! A few kilometers in town we have this church: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=aegidienkirche+hannover https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=aegidienkirche+... It has a very nice set of bells that play various songs throughout the year: http://marktkirche-hannover.de/wp-content/uploads/MK_Aegi_Glockenspiel.pdf http://marktkirche-hannover.de/wp-content/uploads/MK_Aegi_Gl... It is not very loud though, so i cannot hear it from my apartment.
- harryc2011 11y ago
  I find Church bells both musical & interesting :) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Change_ringing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Change_ringing
- GnwbZHiU 11y ago
  Islamic prayers sound awful to me, I prefer bell. but that is just a matter of taste I guess. I was born and raised in a muslim country