A European DJ loves the sound of the Muslim call to prayer (adhan) so much that he thought it was OK to play an "adhan remix" at a party.
Following the incident, footage from the party scene began making the rounds online on Sunday, stirring extreme outrage from the public. The backlash ultimately forced Tunisian authorities to shut down the club, and initiate an investigation.
"After confirming the facts, we decided to close this nightclub until further notice," said Mnaouar Ouertani, the governor of Nabeul, according to The Guardian.
The DJs were playing at the party on Friday as part of the Orbit Festival near Hammamet, a popular beach destination.
"We will not allow attacks against religious feelings and the sacred," Ouertani added.
The club's manager has also been detained "for violation against good morals and public outrage against modesty."
Following the outrage, the Orbit Festival issued an apology on its Facebook page.
"Dax J recently played the track in Europe and did not realize it might offend an audience from a Muslim country like ours. It is unfair that 20 seconds of music ruined it for an event of two days prepared for many months. We do not want to interfere in religious debates," the organizers wrote in a Facebook post.
The DJ, whose Facebook has been deleted after receiving numerous death threats, also apologized saying "for me the ‘Adhan’ / Call to Prayer is a beautiful vocal. It was never my intention to upset or cause offense to anybody," according to RT.