Phone Reminds Muslims of Prayer Time
Phone Reminds Muslims of Prayer Time according to AP:
For Muslims, it’s a high-tech call to prayer. A new cellular telephone generates five automated reminders a day at prayer time, points Muslims in the direction of Mecca and contains a copy of the Islamic holy book, the Quran, in both Arabic and English.
Already available in the Middle East and Asia, Ilkone – Arabic for universe – recently went on sale in the Netherlands for its European debut.
It will be followed by launches in France, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Belgium and Bosnia in coming months, said Peter Suyk, the managing director of Lebara BV, the phone’s European distributor.
Some Muslims were skeptical.
“I wouldn’t buy one,” said 15-year-old Mohammed Bouyeri, sitting outside Rotterdam’s largest mosque, the Mevlana. “It might be useful for someone at home or traveling, but not at the mosque. Everyone here already knows what time prayers are.”
Sorry, can’t help it but is the boys name really Mohammed Bouyeri or is he joking the reporter? Well it could be his name of course, there will be more people with name…
Don’t know what I mean? Read the article below.