Salah
Prayer Times
Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha for exactly where you are, calculated on your phone and alerted with the Adhan.
Times you can trust, anywhere
The Sadeeq app works out the five daily prayer times from your GPS position, using the same astronomical calculation the major prayer apps and mosque timetables rely on. Nothing is looked up from a server: the maths runs on the phone, so the times are there instantly, offline, and your location never leaves the device.
Three things decide how accurate a prayer time is, and the app puts all three in your hands: a precise location (GPS, or a city you type in), the calculation convention for Fajr and Isha, and the madhab for Asr. The convention is suggested automatically from the country you are in, and can be changed in two taps.
Calculation methods
Dhuhr, Asr and Maghrib are the same everywhere. Fajr and Isha depend on twilight, and different authorities define twilight with slightly different angles. Choose the one your mosque uses and the app will match its timetable. These are some of the conventions available:
| Method | Angles | Used in |
|---|---|---|
| Muslim World League | Fajr 18° · Isha 17° | Much of Africa, Europe and Asia |
| Umm al-Qura, Makkah | Fajr 18.5° · Isha 90 min after Maghrib | Saudi Arabia and the Gulf |
| Egyptian General Authority | Fajr 19.5° · Isha 17.5° | Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan |
| University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi | Fajr 18° · Isha 18° | Pakistan, India, Bangladesh |
| ISNA | Fajr 15° · Isha 15° | United States and Canada |
| JAKIM | Fajr 20° · Isha 18° · official times | Malaysia |
| Diyanet | Fajr 18° · Isha 17° | Turkey |
| Moonsighting Committee | Seasonal adjustment | Best choice at high latitudes |
Custom Fajr and Isha angles are also available, for a timetable none of the listed methods reproduces.
Notifications that arrive on time
Turn on prayer notifications and the app schedules an alert at the exact minute each prayer begins, for the week ahead, refreshed every time you open it. Choose the Adhan or a chime, pick which prayers you want, and add a sunrise alert so you always know when Fajr time has ended.
Because the alerts are scheduled on the device, they do not depend on a server being up or on an internet connection. On Android the app guides you to the one system setting ("Alarms & reminders") that lets alerts fire at the exact time, and on iOS the prayer alerts are marked time-sensitive so a Focus mode does not hold them back.
Also shown
Beside the six daily times, the prayer screen shows the Islamic midnight and the start of the last third of the night, for those who pray tahajjud, and the Hijri date alongside the Gregorian one.
Frequently asked questions
- Why do prayer times differ between apps?
- Mostly because of the calculation convention. Fajr and Isha depend on how far below the horizon the sun is taken to be, and different authorities use different angles (15° to 20°). Asr also moves by about an hour depending on whether the Hanafi or the Shafi‘i shadow length is used. Pick the convention your local mosque follows and the times will agree.
- Does the app need internet for prayer times?
- No. Prayer times are calculated on the phone from your coordinates, so they work offline, on a plane, or anywhere without signal. The only exception is Malaysia, where the app also fetches the official JAKIM timetable when it can, because JAKIM applies adjustments a formula cannot reproduce.
- Can I hear the Adhan as the notification?
- Yes. Prayer notifications can use a short Adhan clip or a chime. Phone notification sounds are capped at a few seconds by iOS and Android, so it is an excerpt rather than the full call to prayer. The sunrise alert, which marks the end of Fajr time, is always a chime.
- What does the sunrise time mean?
- Sunrise is not a prayer. It marks the end of the time for Fajr, which is why it is shown in the list and can send its own alert. After sunrise, the next prayer is Dhuhr.
- Which Asr should I choose?
- Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali take Asr to begin when an object’s shadow equals its length (plus the noon shadow). The Hanafi school takes twice its length, which falls later. Follow your own school or your local mosque.
Prayer times in your pocket
Accurate times for your location, Adhan alerts, Qibla and your daily azkar, all in one free app with no ads and no account.
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