![]() ![]() Using the mosque's radio transmitter as a tool to tackle crime was the brainwave of PC Mark Akers. So, when the police announce anything we can broadcast it properly so they get more benefits all the time." "We do in Bengali, Urdu and Gujerati as well, so we always have three people on Friday. Jamia Al-Nur was founded by Hazrat Sufi Nur Muhammad Naqshbandi Sahib (HafizahUllah), a senior student of Shaykh Sufi Muhammad Aslam Sahib (RahimahUllah) to cater for the educational and spiritual needs of the Muslim community in Ashton-under-Lyne. He said they wanted to reach a large section of the Muslim community. Jamia Al-Nur was founded in 2012 to cater for the educational and spiritual needs of the Muslim community in Ashton-under-Lyne. Mohammed Saleem is a trustee of the mosque. ![]() "It's not only the Muslim community, it's good for all the people living around especially if there's a crime," he said. Mohammed Khan said anything that helped to reduce crime was a good thing. It's also got the support of the Khan family. "Sometimes if there's robbery we only find out if people tell us obviously makes us more aware of things going around the area." Noor Sahar said her family found it really useful. The idea has proved popular with many of the mosque's worshippers. Now, in what's believed to be the first scheme of its kind, the Masjid Hamza mosque on Richmond Hill in Ashton-under-Lyne is also transmitting crime prevention messages into more than 700 Muslim homes. Mosques across the country use radio transmitters to broadcast the azan or 'call to prayer' to worshippers every Friday. Greater Manchester Police have joined forces with an Ashton mosque to tackle crime in the area. The Masjid Hamza mosque broadcasts to 700 homes in the Ashton area ![]()
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