One of the biggest mosques in Kerala's Malappuram district, a muslim-majority area, has decided to curb noise pollution by delivering only one azaan on loudspeaker instead of five.

Inspired by one of the biggest mosques in Vazhakkad, 17 other small mosques have decided to do the same setting a great example.

In April 2017, Bollywood singer and musician Sonu Nigam attracted a lot of attention when he tweeted about how azaan disturbed his sleep early in the morning.

Sonu received a lot of backlash for his comment on Twitter and was given murder threats even after he clarified that he meant the use of loudspeakers in general and not azaan.

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The two factions of Sunni and Mujahid (Salafi), Jamate Islami and Tableeg Jamath have also stopped the use of loudspeakers after an agreement was made last Sunday.

According to the agreement, the grand mosques will deliver the azaan on loudspeaker while other smaller mosques will only repeat it without noise. The concept of delivering azaan, a prayer that is carried out five times a day, on the loudspeaker is dismissed.

The president of the council, TP Abdul Azeez told Deccan Chronicle, "The decision was in response to the public opinion that indiscriminate use of loudspeakers had a negative effect on nearby schools, merchants and even public meetings of various organisations and that it should be stopped,"

But, this isn't the first time that mosques were requested to curb the use of loudspeakers. Back in 2015, the Muslim League supremo Hyderali Thangal requested all the mosque authorities to minimise the use of loudspeakers.

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A five-member panel has been formed to unify the timings of the azaan prayer as well. The use of loudspeakers for other religious purposes will also be stopped.

The council has also constituted a five-member panel to unify the timings of the azaan to maintain the coordination between all the mosques nearby.