In recent years, the world of technology has offered smart solutions to make Muslims' religious lives easier and more efficient.
From applications that help you pray to ones that help you fast, entrepreneurs have been responding to this market need. These seven technologies are among the best to use and will help you this Ramadan.
1. Salatcard
Salatcard is the only touch-less rekaat counter in the world. This sleek and durable device that takes the shape of a credit card uses proximity sensors to count how many rekaats the user completes. The sensors display two indicators: one shows the number and one shows the praying body posture.
So the user doesn't have to touch it except when they want to specify how many rekaats they want to do and it will then automatically track them. This unique piece of technology was originally designed to help people with memory problems or those starting to learn how to pray, but can also be useful to everyone else.
2. iSubha
Instead of using the traditional prayer beads (subha), this smart app allows you to take the 'tasbeeh' experience to a virtual platform with this electronic subha. It offers an intuitive interface for doing tasbeeh while keeping track of their counts. It is preset with the most well-known Islamic praises but also allows the user to add custom phrases. The best part? It is all from your phone.
3. Muslim Pro
With 15 million users in 215 countries, this comprehensive Islamic app has been recognized as the most accurate prayer time & Azan application on mobile devices. Not only does it offer accurate prayer times and multiple azans, it also features the Quran with translations and audio recitations, as well as the Islamic calendar and a qibla locator.
4. Qibla Connect
This smartphone app provides its user with the exact qibla direction anywhere in the world with a user-friendly interface. Its qibla compass has a unique design that is easy to understand by the user.
5. Salatuk
This smart app not only automatically provides prayer times according to the appropriate calculation method, it also tells users which mosques are nearby.
6. Al-Moazin Lite
This prayer times application is useful to travelers as it uses a GPS integration feature to provide accurate prayer times anywhere in the world.
7. Prayer times: Qibla & Azan
This prayer times application provides the qibla direction, customizable azans and a rekaat counter as well. Its simple and clear design don't hurt either.