For the first time in decades, the skies over Mumbai are quieter. And for millions of Hindus, Christians, and non-Muslims across India’s financial capital, that silence is more than a break from relentless noise—it is a long-awaited liberation from what many have called noise jihad.

In a sweeping move hailed by citizens and civil rights advocates, the Mumbai Police removed loudspeakers from approximately 1,500 places of worship throughout the city and suburbs. This action follows directives from the Bombay High Court and the state government of Maharashtra to enforce noise pollution laws, which have long been flouted in the name of religious privilege.

While Police Commissioner Devin Bharti emphasized that this order applied to all religious institutions, there is no denying the truth: only one community has weaponized loudspeakers five times a day to blast an intrusive declaration of religious dominance—the Islamic call to prayer, or adhan.

“Allahu Akbar… I testify there is no god but Allah… Muhammad is the messenger of Allah…”

These phrases, amplified daily from rooftops, aren’t mere prayers. As ex-Muslims, persecuted minorities, and millions who have fled Islamic regimes know, the adhan is a political and supremacist declaration, a sonic branding of territory that proclaims: This land belongs to Islam.

Let’s break it down:

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“Allahu Akbar” (Allah is the Greatest)

This is repeated four times at the start. Westerners often translate this as “God is great.” But in Arabic, “Akbar” is a comparative superlative, meaning greater than all others. “Allah is greater than your god, your system, your laws. Allah is supreme.”

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“Ash-hadu an-la ilaha illa Allah” (I bear witness there is no deity but Allah)

This is not interfaith-friendly monotheism. It is a total rejection of all other belief systems, especially Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, and secularism. “Your gods are false. Only ours is real.”

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“Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan-Rasulullah” (I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah)

Islamic doctrine holds that Muhammad is the final prophet, sent to override all previous revelations. “All prior faiths are obsolete. Only Islam remains.” This is a legal oath in Islamic law, not just a personal belief. It is how one enters Islam—and formally exits all other religions.

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“Hayya ‘ala s-salah” (Come to prayer) & “Hayya ‘ala ‘l-falah” (Come to success)

These lines tie success, in this life and the next, exclusively to Islamic prayer. In Islamic belief, only Muslims can achieve true success. “If you’re not submitting to Allah, you are failing—spiritually and socially.”

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“Allahu Akbar” (repeated again)

To reaffirm Allah’s total supremacy over all laws, gods, ideologies, and nations.

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“La ilaha illa-Allah” (There is no deity but Allah)

This is the closing seal—a non-negotiable truth claim in Islam. “All other gods are false. Islam is the only truth.”

This is not a neutral invitation to prayer; it is a juridical, ideological declaration. A call to submission. A rejection of every other faith.

For those who have escaped Islamic regimes, or for non-Muslims forced to hear it against their will, the impact is not just intrusive, it’s traumatic. As ex-Muslim commentator The Apostate Prophet puts it bluntly:

“It is like singing Nazi songs. Songs like broadcasting Nazi songs in Jewish cities and neighborhoods. It is offensive. I’m not being overly dramatic.”

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The Adhan Is Not Just a Call to Prayer—It’s a Call to Dominate

In a chilling exposé, ex-Muslim commentator Ridvan Aydemir, known as the Apostate Prophet, explains why the adhan is not benign:

“The Islamic call to prayer doesn’t just remind Muslims to pray—it testifies, on behalf of everyone within earshot, that there is no god but Allah. It speaks in your name, declaring your beliefs false, demanding submission to Islam.”

He continues:

“These are the exact phrases Islamic armies used when conquering towns. Broadcasting the adhan over a city was how Muhammad’s followers declared, This land is now Islamic. It is no different from a declaration of war.”

This religious “call” is not optional background noise—it is state-protected religious intrusion into the lives of those who do not believe. It overrides secularism, personal belief, and public peace.

And unlike temple bells or church chimes, the adhan:

• Testifies on behalf of every person within earshot, denying their faith.
• It was historically used during military conquest to signal Islamic domination.
• Declares that Allah is greater, not just than other gods, but greater than your entire civilization.

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Mumbai Finally Said Enough

The police action comes after growing public anger and political awareness, especially as citizens across Maharashtra began demanding enforcement of noise pollution rules. BJP leader Kirt Soumya highlighted the recent removal of mosque loudspeakers, noting that these actions were not communal but constitutional.

Police Commissioner Bharti confirmed that once removed, loudspeakers will not be reinstalled except during festivals, and only with formal permission.

This is a historic turning point.

For too long, Indian citizens, especially in urban Muslim-dominated zones, have lived under a kind of auditory occupation, bombarded daily with messages that are not theirs, that denounce their own faith, practices, cultures, and history, and that were never welcomed or consented to.

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A Global Wake-Up Call

The issue of the adhan is not unique to India. From Toronto to Minneapolis, Islamic groups, many terror-tied, have pressured local governments to allow loudspeaker calls under the guise of “tolerance.” But as The Apostate Prophet warns:

“This is not about religious expression. It’s about asserting Islamic dominance. In Islamic countries, you cannot ring church bells, declare your religion superior, or even leave Islam. But in the West [and in India], we are expected to accept the adhan blasting into our homes five times a day.”

The Islamic call to prayer, broadcast over loudspeakers, is not equivalent to church bells. Imagine a world where Christians broadcast over loudspeakers, “Jesus is the only way, Allah is false,” or where Hindus blared, “Reject Allah, embrace Sanatan Dharma.” The outrage would be immediate and deafening. The adhan is not a gentle call for the faithful—it is a declaration of total dominance, or a demand to establish dominance over the non-Muslim population.

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No More Forced Testimony

This is what makes the Mumbai Police’s action so momentous. It’s not just a noise regulation enforcement, it’s a restoration of dignity, of equal rights, of secularism. It marks the end of forced religious declaration, broadcast from rooftops with impunity.

This isn’t about targeting Islam, it’s about ending the unjust privilege one religion has enjoyed at the expense of public peace and private belief.

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Let This Be a Model for the Nation

Mumbai has set a precedent. Other Indian cities—and Western ones, too—should follow suit. No religion has the right to dominate the public space with declarations of supremacy.

To Muslims: You are free to pray, worship, and practice your faith—but not at the expense of everyone else’s peace, belief, and rights.

The adhan is not required to be broadcast by a loudspeaker. It is not mandated in the Quran. It is not a religious obligation to force others to hear it. Keep it inside your mosques and homes.

And to every Hindu, Christian, Sikh, and secular citizen who endured this auditory assault for years: This is your victory. You have reclaimed your right to peace, your freedom from unwanted indoctrination, and your soundscape.

The silence now filling the skies of Mumbai is not emptiness; it is freedom. It is the sound of a secular republic remembering its spine. Let this silence echo across every city that has bowed for too long to sonic domination. Let it mark the end of noise jihad and the beginning of civic justice.