Religion of Thursday, 12 April 2018Source: ghanacrusader.comCall to prayer through text messaging improbable - Chief ImamSheikh Dr. Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, Chief Imam of GhanaSpokesperson for the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu, does not appear enthused about the call to prayer through text messaging describing it as unreasonable calls by the Environment, Science, Technology and Innovations Minister on Muslim leaders in the country to consider using text messages in inviting Muslims to prayer instead of the traditional megaphones. Resorting to text messages, according to Prof Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, would help reduce the noise pollution in Ghana. “It is possible for us to adapt to text messages to call Muslims to prayer,” he said. But in a fiery reaction on During an interview on Accra based Starrfm, the National Chief Imam’s spokesperson dismissed the suggestion as improbable. The unreasonability is so clear,” asking the Chief Imam to have the list of all adherent of Islam and to send them a text message to call them to prayer, he added.

Source: GhanaWeb April 12, 2018 05:03 UTC