Get your handy app this season

The app even includes a feature that keeps track of how many people have prayed for their request, with a separate figure for prayers sent from Muslims currently on Hajj or Umrah.

Among the many goodies that come to mind are those that combine 21st century technology with the traditions that have existed since the dawn of Islam. With this in mind, why not try downloading an app to help guide you throughout the holy month?
Although a number of Ramadan apps are available to download, among the most popular is 'Muslim Pro', which includes includes location-accurate prayer timings, a Ramadan calendar, a Quranic verse of the day, duas, audio recitations and translations (in multiple languages), the 99 names of Allah, Qibla directions and a Zakat calculator. The app even includes a handy map of halal-friendly establishments for those Muslims traveling in non-Muslim countries during the Holy Month. 
A particularly nice touch is the "prayer requests" section, in which Muslims around the world - ranging from the Middle East to as far afield as the United States and East Asia - call for other members of the Muslim community to pray for particular things. The app even includes a feature that keeps track of how many people have prayed for their request, with a separate figure for prayers sent from Muslims currently on Hajj or Umrah.
"I request prayers from all towards my health and marriage as I am going through hardships," reads one example, which was written from Solihull, United Kingdom.
Another handy app is the 'Doa&Zikr - Hisnul Muslim' app, based on the popular books by Sheikh Sai'id Ibn Wahf Al-Qahtaani. The app contains duas and zikr for specific day-to-day activities, such as waking up, getting dressed and undressed, performing ablutions and prayers, or when seeking guidance before a major decision. 
Ramadan, of course, is a time of charity, which can be easily accomplished through the use of the World Food Programme's 'ShareTheMeal' app, which, for the first time this year, allows users to specify the destination of their donation. This allows, for example, donations to reach the less fortunate in places such as Yemen or refugee camps in Lebanon, many of who will be spending their Ramadan struggling for food and other basic supplies.
bernd@khaleejtimes.com
 

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