CASE STUDY OF ACOUSTICS IN MOSQUES

1. INTRODUCTION

Space acoustics are defined as forms and materials in a room related to changes in sound.
Acoustics means a symptom of sound change due to the nature of the reflection of objects
or passive objects from nature.

Room acoustics are very influential in sound reproduction and will significantly affect the
speaker's articulation and clarity. Space acoustics are associated with two fundamental
things, namely sound changes due to reflection and sound disturbance through sound from
other rooms.

Acoustic quality is an essential aspect in the design of spaces, including mosques. The
mosque is a place for Muslim worship and also be a community development centre. Due to
its primary function as a place of worship, a mosque is subjugating a noble place in Islam. A
mosque as a worship place with several activities needs good acoustic quality, especially in
delivering a clear sound. Some mosque activities that require good acoustic quality include
congregational prayers, religious lectures, to recitation activities. Failure or low acoustic
quality in a mosque can seriously interfere with the mosque's main activities, for example,
unclear voices during religious lectures and discomfort during congregational prayers
This research conduct in a Masjid sheikh Bile in Hargeisa or masjid al furqan.

One of the issues faced by mosques at hargeisa is many sources of noise from the surround. This
noise usually disturbs the quality of the mosque's acoustics.

This study aims to determine the value of acoustic quality in the Masjid Al furqan and analyze the
factors that influence it. The aspects that will focus on this study are aspects of the mosque
building's shape and the physical elements of the space.

This mosque is located in Ahmed dhagax village in Pepsi area . The mosque's western boundary is
sub road and residential building, and the east is residential , the northern boundary is the dividing
wall and the neighborhood road, the south border is Main road This condition makes the mosque
get noise from One main side and two sub roads.

2. METHOD
This research is a quantitative study that looks at the value of space acoustics' quality in Masjid al
furqan. This study analyzes the factors that influence the value of space's acoustic quality and looks
for strategies to improve acoustic quality.
2.2. Importance of acoustic design within mosques Every mosque requires acoustic design. Mosques
are a multi-function public hall with many worshipping activities that have different acoustical
requirements they found that having a high quality of sound is an important feature in main prayer
hall design, and it is a fundamental element in mosques and various places of worship.

Acoustical design of mosques is considered critical considering speech and music related activity
patterns held in such religious spaces.

Although that is true, studies by Ismail (2013), stressed that the importance of speech intelligibility
became more important in contemporary mosque design, that the integration of other activities
such as the Holy Quran recitation, speeches, and lectures in the prayer halls is a norm.

It means that acoustical design is crucial within mosques to ensure that the quality of sound,
whether in term of speech or music, is maintained to ensure religious activities can proceed more
smoothly.
This mosque is built in 2008,The mosque is covered by the main dome centrally.

The main dome of the mosque has a diameter of 6.5.

 The plan dimensions are 26× 21.5 m.

 The floor of the building is covered with carpet, and the walls are plastered and painted .