Minneapolis to broadcast call to prayer during Ramadan

The call to prayer will be broadcast by speaker five times each day in the U.S. state of Minneapolis throughout the holy month of Ramadan to allow neighborhood residents to pray together.

Muslims in south Minneapolis will be able to maintain safe physical distance during the call to prayer throughout Ramadan amid the coronavirus pandemic

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has facilitated the noise permit after the community asked for the service.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations paid for the audio equipment for the broadcasts from a mosque, NBC News reported.

The broadcasts are expected to reach thousands of residents while allowing them to maintain safe physical distance for prayer.