Egypt mufti wants to put prayer ringtone on silent
By Associated Press
Thursday, January 21, 2010 -
Thursday, January 21, 2010 -
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ShareCAIRO — Egypt’s top cleric wants Muslims to answer the call to prayer, but not when its ringing on their cellphones.
Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa issued a fatwa, or a religious edict, on Wednesday urging Muslims to do away with a popular fad — Quranic verses or the five daily calls to prayer as cellphone ringtones. The government-appointed cleric says such ringtones are inappropriate, misleading and demeaning to God’s words.
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