- One of Germany’s largest mosques has played the Muslim call to prayer for the first time.
- The event was part of a two-year project agreed upon with local authorities in Cologne.
- More than 100,000 Muslims live in Cologne, one of the country’s fourth-largest cities.
One of Germany’s largest mosques, in Cologne, has played the Muslim call to prayer for the first time, albeit at a low volume, as part of a project agreed upon with local authorities in the city that is home to one of the country’s largest Muslim populations.
In the fourth-largest city in Germany, authorities last year made it possible for mosques to request permission to call for prayer for up to five minutes on Fridays between noon and three o’clock, with a volume restriction determined for each mosque based on its location.
Although it wasn’t Germany’s first time hearing the call to prayer, Friday’s event made it to a mosque that was particularly well-known.
In the Ehrenfeld neighbourhood, to the west of the city centre, the Central Mosque is a contemporary structure with two tall minarets. There is space for 1,200 worshipers in the gigantic glass and concrete tower, which is shaped like a flower bud.
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