The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance has started inspecting mosques to adjust microphones and loudspeakers in accordance with the ministry's decision. Saleh Bin Abdulaziz Aal Al-Sheikh said the decision is to adjust and not to remove the loudspeakers, and it includes the sound of reading inside and outside the mosque during prayers as the volume of Adhan and Iqama will remain the same. “The decision was based on reports by the ministry's branches and supervisors that many people are complaining about the microphones and loudspeakers and their high volume, in addition to the interference of sounds coming from several mosques,” the minister said. He said the ministry has a plan to reconsider the status of the sound of reading in mosques. It is conducting field visits to mosques and preparing reports on them.
