More than a billion people celebrate the holy month of Ramadan each year. It’s that time of the year when Muslims around the world gather together, observe fast, and offer prayers – all in an effort to share blessings with family, friends, and everyone else around them. With all the activity and celebrations, it can be a little hectic to keep track of Iftar and sunrise timings. You can use technology this year, though, to spend more time with your loved ones praying than worrying about keeping track of time and events.
Here are 5 apps that will add the spiritual experience of Ramadan:
Muslim Pro (Android)
This is an app designed to help you keep track of Azan as well as prayer times. The app will notify you when prayer time is approaching during the entirety of the month. The app calculates prayer times based on your location, so it doesn’t matter if you’re away from home during the month.
Apart from this, the app also features recordings of the Quran, “duas” from the Hinsul Muslim, a calendar that keeps track of the holy dates and maps to help you find mosques and even Halal restaurants around you for Iftar.
Instadeen (iOS)
Do you enjoy sharing verses and quotes with your friends and family scattered across the world? With Instadeen, you can share photos with your favorite religious quotes and “duas” stamped across them. The app lets you create, edit and share photos – just like a regular photo sharing app. The difference is that the app has a collection of Quranic verses that can be marked on your photos.
You can share these photos on all the popular social networks like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Al-Muslim (iOS)
Ramadan is all about being kind to everyone and doing good deeds. Al-Muslim lets you schedule good deeds that you intend to perform every day during the month. You can set preferences for the kind of deeds you wish to perform and tick them off the checklist feature in the app.
The app also contains verses of the holy Quran for inspiration. At the end (or during the month), you can check the summary for all the good you’ve done in Ramadan – hopefully, so you can do better next year.
Ramadan Legacy (Android and iOS)
Ramadan Legacy is, perhaps, the only app you need to download and use during Ramadan. The app seems to have absolutely everything – an action planner, a checklist for all your religious duties and a library that provides information about Ramadan.
You can also share your experience with others around the world with social stream feature.
AlQuran (iOS)
If you want an app that lets you peruse the holy Quran, AlQuran is it. The app features the entire holy book in a searchable format. You can scroll through it easily, bookmark favorite sections and find translations in the language of your choice. You can also listen to The Holy Quran in the audio format, voiced by many known reciters.
We hope this list of apps helps you keep all your fasts this year and increase your knowledge about the holy month of Ramadan. As bonus, here is a bundle of additional essential Ramadan apps that you can download from the Google Play store.
