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Church bells originally existed for a purpose though and that was to strike the hour and ring alarm. Iirc the call to prayer can be used to tell time but like once or twice a day at best.
We have watches now.
Correct, I'm just saying that's why bells are still allowed to ring without regards to sound ordinance.
You can't set a watch by prayer times unless you have a prayer time table for your locality. Since the start and end times for prayers are related to the solar diurnal motion, they vary throughout the year and depend on the local latitude and longitude when expressed in local time.
God: it's 4:34:43 AM EST and oh whoops you didn't get your prayer rug out on time. That one's going straight to hell. Crosses name out on clipboard
Correct, though if your familiar with the area it's a pretty good way to find out what time it is. Bells just do it better.