Since Saturday,
Madina Masjid on Danforth Avenue in Toronto has aired a nightly public Call to The Sunset Prayer, Adhan Al Maghrib, via loadspeakers.
Other Masjids in neighbouring cities, and at least one other province, have followed :
- Jame Abu Bakr Siddique Masjid – SMA – Scarborough Muslim Association – Toronto
- Markham Masjid – Islamic Society of Markham
- Masjid Usman – Pickering Islamic Centre
- ICCM Milton – Islamic Community Centre of Milton
- Brampton Makki Masjid – Islamic Society of Peel
- UMCC – Ummah Masjid and Community Centre – Halifax, Nova Scotia
I have the windows open in my [Danforth] apartment. Just before sitting down to eat I heard a call in the distance, a voice so familiar but out of reach, out of place. Like a ghost limb I hadn't used in years. The adhaan. Never heard in 22 years of living here. Warm, magical. https://t.co/WyMtSWjeCU
— بسنت عماد الدين عبدالمنعم محمود مطر (@Pacinthe) April 29, 2020
There is City of Toronto permission for a ward in Scarborough for Public Adhans :
Councillor,
Please Clarify, :
Is this permission for all wards City of Toronto wide ?
Or only in your Ward 24 ?
Any Masjids in your ward broadcasting yet ?
— HïMY SYeD 🕌 30 Masjids in 30 Days of Ramadan (@30masjids) April 28, 2020
Haven’t heard back from Councillor Paul Ainslie yet.
As Ramadan 2020 rolls on, we can expect more Canadian Masjids to begin loudspeakering nightly Calls to The Sunset Prayer.
InshAllah.
Maghrib Adhaan Tuesday April 28th 2020 Madinah Masjid pic.twitter.com/vqPRD5T9jx
— Madinah Masjid (@MadinahMasjidTO) April 29, 2020
