{"id":4767,"date":"2015-06-18T11:18:29","date_gmt":"2015-06-18T10:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=4767"},"modified":"2015-06-18T11:18:29","modified_gmt":"2015-06-18T10:18:29","slug":"ramadan-cannon-to-boom-after-22-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/ramadan-cannon-to-boom-after-22-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramadan cannon to boom after 22 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ramadan<\/a>Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman has announced that the Ramadan cannon would be used again after 22 years.
\nMaj. Gen. Abdulhadi Al-Shahrani, director general of the city\u2019s police, has confirmed that it would be back in use during this month, a local publication reported recently.
\nThe cannon was used during the Ottoman era but was later stopped for administrative and technical reasons. Many have called for its return because its use does not contradict Islamic law.
\nAccording to reports, Madinah initially had two cannons, one on top of Sal Mount, about 500 meters from the Prophet\u2019s Mosque, and the other inside the Turkish fort in the Quba neighborhood.
\nThey were fired several times to announce the start and end of Ramadan, and every day to signal the time to break the fast, according to the reports.
\nThe announcement coincides with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman reinstating several imams at the Prophet\u2019s Mosque, including Sheikh Mohammed Ayoub, who will return to lead the prayers after a 20-year absence.
\nAyoub was one of the most prominent voices at the mosque for five years in the nineties and left for administrative reasons. Many people had subsequently called for his return.
\nAyoub reportedly received the news from Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Saleh, head of the Madinah courts and head imam at the Prophet\u2019s Mosque. He had asked for the news to be repeated to make sure it was correct.<\/p>\n

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