The minaret and its base have loudspeakers which broadcast prayer calls to a distance of 7 km while nearly 21,000 lamps illuminate the surrounding area to a distance of . During occasions like Muslim Eids and new Hijri years, a 16-beam light illuminates an area of a diameter of around while 21,000 lamps beam white and green lights to a distance of . The light beams are intended to allow the deaf, and Muslims in more distant parts of Mecca and nearby cities, to know prayer timings.