Dear respected scholars from different religions in Sri Lanka, I am writing this open letter to you seeking a religious verdict on an important issue that has grave ramification for a lot of the people - use of loud speakers in religious premises. Issuing a religious verdict on an issue is to pass judgement on that issue using the religious text. So I believe it is important to fully understand the true nature of the issue I am seeking a verdict on. A lot of the people experience a sudden loud burst of noise as an assault. When they are constantly exposed to it, they experience it as torture. (It is well known that the Americans use loud music as a form of torture on their prisoners of war incarcerated in their notorious Guantanamo prison.) According Dr. Sumathipala, who is a senior lecturer in physics, “If your sleep is disturbed by noise, you could suffer mental stress and turn aggressive. Loud noise indirectly causes stress. Children living in noisy neighbourhoods could develop hearing problems later in life.” According to Dr. Chandra Jayasuriya, consultant ENT surgeon, National Hospital, Colombo, human ear has a greater tendency to get damaged when exposed to sound with intensity more than 80-90 Decibels. Even a very quick exposure of three seconds to loud sound could cause a severe damage to the cochlea of the human ear.” The level of noise generated by a hair dryer is about 90 dB. That should give you an idea of the grave nature of the level of noise generated by loudspeakers in all your premises. Also the duration of loud noise generated there lasts for a lot longer than the 03 seconds, the maximum duration of exposure needed to cause permanent hearing loss. In fact, the loudspeakers continue to wail, at times, for even longer than 03 hours. According to Islam, one cannot be a true Muslims unless his neighbours are safe from his tongue and hands. Islam equates removing from the path something that is harmful to the public to a portion of belief. I am sure similar values are espoused by other religions, too. Now, how is it possible for anyone to be truly religious - a true Muslim/ Buddhist/ Christian/ Hindu - when his actions cause mental disorders and permanent hearing loss to others? Thank you, Mohamed Faizal, Eravur.
Posted on: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 00:45:39 +0000
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