Namaz in Public
- Namaz on public property is illegal in UAE
- Use of loudspeakers by mosques is restricted in Saudi Arabia for only first two out of five prayers in a day.
- Namaz in public is illegal in China. Copies of prayer mats and Quran are confasicated by the authorities.
- When the loudspeakers first came to India, there was a religious decree (fatwa) against using them for call to prayers. However, they become fairly prominent afterwards.