Azan calls in Parliament chambers during prayer time

Azan calls are now heard in Parliament chambers during prayer times, an unprecedented practice in parliament history.

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During yesterday's parliament session.

Aishath Shuba Solih

2024-07-23 09:39:02

People's Majlis has begun hearing Azan (Islamic call to prayer) during prayer times.

During yesterday's parliament session, Speaker Abdul Raheem Abdulla had interrupted an ongoing debate and cut off the debater's microphone at Dhuhr prayer time, after which the call of Azan resonated loudly inside the chambers.

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