Islamic Guides

Published rulings differ on savings reserved for a needed home. Identify the ruling that applies before using a calculator to perform the arithmetic.

Adhan is the call to prayer. Iqamah is the call immediately before the congregational prayer begins. On a mosque timetable, the prayer’s beginning time and the congregation’s scheduled time can therefore be different.

The Maghrib to Isha time gap is the wait between sunset and the end of twilight — usually about 60

Understand Zawal, solar noon and Dhuhr. Check location and date settings, see a worked solar-time example, and follow a trusted local prayer timetable.

Your Suhoor and Iftar time come straight from the prayer timetable: Suhoor ends at Fajr and Iftar starts at Maghrib.

Here’s how to calculate Islamic midnight — it’s the midpoint between Maghrib and Fajr, not 12 on the clock. Ask

Here’s how to find Qibla direction from anywhere — with your phone, a compass, or the sun. Whether you’re travelling,

The Fajr Isha angle is how far the sun sits below the horizon when Fajr begins and Isha ends —

The main prayer time calculation methods differ mostly in the Fajr and Isha sun angles they use — here’s how

When does Fajr start? At true dawn (Subh Sadiq) — the moment a band of light spreads along the horizon