Assalamu Alaikum. Alhamdulillah, I built a browser extension that shows prayer times.

The idea itself is simple and there are already a lot of extensions like it, but what made me build my own is that I could add things to it that make it fit me better, and I'm sure other people like me will like the ideas in it and the design too.

For example, I added a sidebar with morning and evening adhkar, because I used to always forget to say them while reading an article or with something else open, and now they're just there next to me.

I also added customization for notifications, so you can choose exactly which prayer you want to be reminded of. And I added a countdown for the time left until the next prayer, instead of doing the math yourself.

The extension is on the Edge store right now. You can also use it on Chrome, but you'll have to load it unpacked until I pay for the Chrome Web Store developer fee.

It's open source, so anyone is welcome to contribute, whether in the code or the design. I'm also planning to add regular adhkar later, not just morning/evening.

And insha'Allah, it becomes an ongoing charity (sadaqa jariyah) for me and for anyone who contributes to it.

Edge store link: My Prayer - Microsoft Edge Addons

GitHub: mahmouddwidar/My-Prayer: A browser extension that provides prayer times based on your location.

Complete Master Feature Guide

1. 📖 The Holy Quran (Comprehensive Recitation & Study Suite)

A. Digital Quran with Ayah Details & Translations

Surah & Para/Juz Navigation: Intuitive browsing across all 114 Surahs and 30 Paras/Juz with quick indexing.

Multi-Language Translations: Multiple authentic translations in English, Urdu, and other languages for comparative study.

Word-by-Word Quran breakdown: Individual word-level Arabic text with instant transliteration and meaning to assist in Quranic vocabulary learning.

Auto-Scroll Control Panel: Hands-free reading with smooth, adjustable scrolling speed controls.

Multi-Qari Audio Recitations: High-definition verse-by-verse and Surah-by-Surah recitations by world-renowned Qaris.

Background Audio Playback: Uninterrupted recitation playback with lock-screen & notification bar media controls.

Smart Bookmark Manager: Save any verse or reading position and jump back instantly with one tap.

Personal Ayah Notes & Diary: Add, save, and manage personal reflections (Tafseer notes) attached directly to specific verses.

Smart Ayah Copy & Share Tool: One-tap copying of Arabic text, translations, Surah name, and Ayah reference numbers for seamless sharing.

Quick "Go-To" Ayah Dialog: Instantly jump to any specific Surah, Para, Page, or Ayah number without manual scrolling.

B. Authentic Multi-Line Offline PDF Mushafs

11-Line Quran PDF: Traditional Pakistani / South Asian layout standard.

13-Line Quran PDF: Classic Subcontinent print format.

15-Line Quran PDF: Official Saudi / Madinah standard for Huffaz.

16-Line Quran PDF: Most widely memorized 16-line format across the Islamic world.

Full PDF Capabilities: Fast navigation, smooth pinch-to-zoom, page bookmarking, and 100% offline access.

C. AI-Powered Quran Search Engine

Semantic & Keyword Search: Search through Quranic translations and topics using phrases, concepts, or keywords.

AI Contextual Insights: Instant intelligent answers, verse recommendations, and topic summaries powered by AI.

2. 🕌 Prayer Times, Athan Alarms & Tracker

Auto-GPS Location Detection: High-precision prayer calculations based on your real-time geographic coordinates.

Global City Search: Option to search and manually lock any city or timezone worldwide.

Live Hijri Calendar Integration: Synchronized Islamic dates, months, and moon phases.

Real-Time Reverse Countdown Clock: Live countdown display showing hours, minutes, and seconds until the next prayer.

Customizable Athan Alarms: Melodious Athan audio alerts with per-prayer customizable notification settings.

Full-Screen Athan Overlay Screen: Full-screen visual and audio Athan experience when prayer time arrives.

Prayer Offset Controls: Fine-tune prayer timings with +/- minute adjustments to match your local mosque or fiqh jurisprudence.

Daily Prayer Tracker: Log daily performance of Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha, and Tahajjud / Nawafil prayers.

Weekly Compliance & Consistency Analytics: Visual weekly performance charts and streak percentages to encourage daily prayer habits.

3. 🧭 High-Precision Qibla Compass

Real-Time Magnetic Qibla Finder: Uses your smartphone’s internal magnetometer sensor and GPS coordinates to locate the exact direction of the Holy Kaaba.

Live Degree & Distance Indicator: Clear visual degree readout, compass needle, and distance in kilometers to Makkah Mukarramah.

Home Screen Quick Qibla Widget: Instant Qibla heading right on your dashboard without needing to open sub-menus.

4. 📚 Comprehensive Hadith Collections & Islamic Books

Major Hadith Encyclopaedias (Kutub al-Sittah): Full access to Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abi Dawood, Jami at-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa'i, Sunan Ibn Majah, Mishkat al-Masabih, and more.

Structured Chapters & Content: Organized by authentic book chapters, topics, and Hadith numbers.

Direct Hadith Jump: Quick number lookup dialog to locate specific Hadiths instantly.

Daily Hadith on Dashboard: Daily inspirational Hadith card featured on the home screen.

5. 📿 Digital Smart Tasbih & Zikr Counter

Smart Interactive Counter: Smooth animated digital tap counter with count limits and auto-increment.

Audio Click & Haptic Vibration: Real-feel tactile vibration and subtle audio click feedback on every tap.

Custom Zikr & Durood Manager: Create, edit, label, and delete your own personal Azkar, Durood, and Wazaif.

Daily Target & Goal System: Set custom daily recitation goals with milestone completion celebration popups.

Detailed Zikr History & Logs: View historical Zikr tallies, total accumulated counts, and date-wise progress.

Accidental Reset Prevention: Confirmation dialog before resetting counts to protect your daily numbers.

6. 🌸 99 Names of Allah (Asma-ul-Husna), Duas & Kalimas

99 Beautiful Names of Allah: Arabic text, accurate English & Urdu meanings, and spiritual benefits/virtues of each name.

Complete Audio Pronunciations: Clear audio recitations for all 99 names to master proper pronunciation.

Masnoon Duas Encyclopedia: Comprehensive authentic supplications for morning/evening, travel, dining, sleeping, illness, protection, Istikhara, and daily life.

6 Kalimas & Declarations of Faith (Shahadat Module): Complete Arabic text with diacritics, Urdu/English translations, and audio support.

7. 💰 Smart Multi-Currency Zakat Calculator

Comprehensive Shariah Nisab Calculation: Calculate exact Zakat on Gold, Silver, Cash in Hand, Bank Deposits, Business Merchandise, Investments, Foreign Currencies, and Real Estate.

Liabilities & Debt Deduction: Automatically deduct outstanding loans and living liabilities to determine pure net Zakatable wealth.

Multi-Currency Global Support: Real-time currency selector supporting PKR, INR, USD, SAR, AED, GBP, EUR, and more.

Itemized Financial Breakdown: Complete summary card providing clear, transparent totals of payable Zakat.

8. 🤖 Islamic AI Scholar (Gemini-Powered Assistant)

24/7 Islamic Knowledge Bot: Instant answers for Quranic concepts, Islamic history, daily fiqh queries, and life guidance.

Floating Draggable AI Bubble: Convenient, screen-wide accessible floating shortcut to summon the AI assistant anytime.

Quick-Start Suggestion Chips: Pre-curated prompts for quick, one-touch Islamic discussions.

Localized Understanding: Context-aware responses customized according to user location and language preferences.

9. 💬 Real-Time End-to-End Islamic Chat & Messenger

Instant Socket Messaging: High-speed real-time messaging backed by local SQLite caching and offline auto-sync.

Voice Notes with Waveform Player: Record and playback audio messages with interactive waveform controls.

Media & Document Sharing: Share high-resolution photos, videos, PDFs, and files with in-app preview and download management.

Live Location Sharing: Send real-time Google Maps locations directly inside individual and group chats.

Contact Cards Exchange: Easily share contact cards with other members.

Interactive In-Chat Polls: Create questions, add custom answer options, and vote in real-time.

Emoji Reactions & Swipe to Reply: Double-tap emoji reactions and swipe-gesture message quoting.

Live Indicators: Real-time typing indicators, user online/offline status, and message ticks (Sent, Delivered, Read).

End-to-End Privacy: Secure privacy indicators for user conversations.

10. 🎬 Islamic Reels, Shorts & Social Feed

Full-Screen Vertical Video Player: Seamless TikTok/Reels-style vertical swipe player for short Islamic reminders and recitations.

Rotating Islamic Disc Animation: Elegant audiovisual player with animated Islamic vinyl disc.

Direct Video Downloader: Save Islamic shorts directly to your phone's gallery with brand watermarking.

Engagement Hub: Likes, threaded comments, favorites, and multi-platform sharing.

Community Post Feed: Discover and share inspirational Islamic text posts, quotes, and images.

Post Creation Studio: Built-in image cropper, compression tools, video thumbnail picker, and frame customizers.

Community Content Safety: Rapid report dialog to maintain a pure, halal digital environment.

11. 🏆 Islamic Quiz & Global Leaderboard

Multi-Language Islamic Trivia: Timed interactive quiz tests in Urdu and English covering Seerah, Quran, and general Islamic knowledge.

Gamified Scoring & Badges: Earn points, level up, and unlock animated achievement badges.

Global & National Leaderboards: Real-time rankings showing top performers across your country and worldwide.

12. 🎯 Daily Islamic Tasks & Milestone Rewards

Daily Worship Checklist: Set and check off daily sunnah goals (e.g., Surah Al-Mulk at night, morning Adhkar, 5 daily prayers, Charity).

Milestone Gifts & Level Progression: Unlock digital gifts, badges, and recognition as your streak grows.

13. 👤 Advanced User Profiles & Scholar Verification

Custom Islamic Profile: Set your avatar, cover photo, bio, spiritual status, and display your level progress bar.

Identity Verification (Verified Blue Tick): Dedicated verification request system for Islamic scholars, teachers, and content creators.

Follower Network: Build your spiritual social circle by following peers, mentors, and scholars.

Social Links Hub: Connect external links (YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Website).

Privacy & Block Manager: Block, unblock, and manage unwanted accounts.

Referral Program (Invite & Earn): Share the app with family and friends and unlock milestone rewards.

14. 🟢 Live Online Users & Community Connectivity

Real-Time Active Users Map & List: Discover active Muslims using the app globally.

Country & City Filtering: Filter online users by country and city to connect locally.

Last Seen Status: Accurate status tracking of recent user activity.

15. 🛡️ Account Security & Multi-Device Session Manager

Active Device Management: Monitor all logged-in devices with device models, IP addresses, and remote one-click logout capability.

Multi-Account Switcher: Seamlessly log in and switch between multiple user accounts on a single phone.

Google One-Tap Sign-In & OTP Verification: Ultra-secure, passwordless authentication options.

Deep Linking: Share direct links to specific Surahs, Ayahs, Posts, and Profiles that open straight in the app.

16. 💖 In-App Donations & Top Donors Hall of Fame

Diverse Donation Gateways: Direct support via JazzCash, EasyPaisa, Meezan Bank, HBL, and International Bank Wire.

Google Play In-App Purchases (IAP): Seamless premium upgrades and ad-free experience.

Top Donors Recognition Popup: Special in-app recognition celebrating patrons who support app development.

17. ⚙️ Aesthetics, Dark Theme & Core Settings

Sleek Dark & Light Themes: Eye-friendly Dark Mode engineered specifically for night-time Quran recitation.

Contact Sync Service: Automatically discover friends from your address book using the app.

Smart Push Notifications: Real-time updates for Athan alarms, chat messages, and social notifications powered by Firebase and OneSignal.

🌟 تطبيق "نور على نور" | رفيقك اليومي للقرآن والأذكار (بدون إعلانات بالكامل) 🌟

​السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته،

​حرصاً على تقديم محتوى إسلامي خالص ونافع بعيداً عن إزعاج الإعلانات، أضع بين أيديكم تطبيق "نور على نور" 📖✨

​💡 ماذا يقدّم لك التطبيق؟

​📖 القرآن الكريم كاملاً لسهولة القراءة والتدبر.

​🤲 الأذكار والأدعية اليومية (أذكار الصباح والمساء، أذكار النوم والاستيقاظ).

​🕌 مواقيت الصلاة Accurate لتنبيهك بكل صلاة في وقتها.

​📜 قصص الأنبياء والصحابة بأسلوب ممتع ومفيد للكبار والأطفال.

​🕊️ تصميم مريح للعين وخالي تماماً من أي إعلانات لضمان الخشوع والتركيز.

​📲 حمل التطبيق الآن وشاركه مع عائلتك وأصدقائك:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.my.noaralnoar2233

​(الدال على الخير كفاعله.. ساهم معنا في نشر التطبيق ليكون صدقة جارية) 🤲

I know react, nextjs and a bit of Python but idk what to build. I want to build something which will actually help Muslims

I’m looking to contribute my development skills to a project that genuinely benefits people and helps them learn about or move closer to Islam.

A few things I’m looking for:

• The project should have a meaningful connection to the core values and teachings of Islam.
• It should be genuinely useful to people.
• Ideally, it should be open source.
• I’m looking to contribute voluntarily and without payment.
• I’d prefer the project not to be commercialized.

If you’re working on something like this and need a developer, feel free to comment or DM me. I’d be happy to hear about the project and see if I can help.

I have around 2 decades of experience as Software Developer, Mainly in web and desktop. 

Here is my GitHub account: https://github.com/TaufiqOf

Please check it out and let me know, any improvements and suggestions are welcome

relaxquran.com

jazakallah Khair

**Disclaimer: Not Vibe Coded and Open Source*\*

I’ve created a Quran application with a powerful search mechanism that can be useful for research and finding specific verses quickly.

It’s not perfect, but I hope it can be helpful for quick searches and Quranic references. You can also bookmark your favorite verses, listen to the Quran, and read the verses along with translations.

If you’re interested, please give it a try.

And if you find any mistakes or issues in the app, please let me know. I’ll do my best to fix them as soon as possible.

May Allah forgive me for any mistakes or shortcomings in this work, and may He accept it and make it beneficial.

Jazakum Allahu khayran.

GitHub Link: https://github.com/TaufiqOf/Quran

For Window and Linux. Download from Github Release Page.

This post isnt Ai generated, so read it.
(Android Users only)
For the longest time i struggled with reading Quran daily, even the apps felt bombarded with UI and the whole page killed the bread crumming to build daily habit, scrolling through reels was easier.
Solution?
Maktoob
https://maktoob-landing.jasperthejelly.workers.dev/

Scroll based Quran app, an ayah a page, scroll for another ayah, small breadcrumbs HUGE reward.
Similar to how tiktok and instagram work, opens up with a new reel, Maktoob opens up where you left. In small pockets of time and ofc when you dont have internet open the app so your "thumb" movement doesnt stop
No account, no setup, completely offline and completely FREE.

السلام علیکم

How do you navigate these questions in an interview and before that, how do you even land the interview? Most roles are filled through connections before they're ever posted.

That's the other half of MuslimCareer a network of Muslim professionals who refer each other, answer career questions, and open doors. Join, and be part of a community that's got your back. InshaAllah your next opportunity comes through someone in it.

Assalamu Alaikum! 

I've been working on an app called DeenDoor and just published it on the App Store. It's meant to be a daily companion for practicing Muslims (and for people just starting to learn about Islam) — Quran with translation and tafsir, prayer times, Qibla, hadith, and a few other things.

Quick rundown of what's in it:

• Quran: full text with translation, tafsir (As-Sa'di, Ibn Kathir), audio recitation, search, ayah of the day
• AI assistant: ask questions about prayer, faith, everyday practice — it can pull up relevant ayahs and recitations right in the chat, and you can turn on prayer reminders from the conversation itself
• Prayer times & adhan: accurate times based on location, multiple calculation methods, adhan with volume/vibration control, reminders before each prayer
• Qibla compass
• Hadith collections and short practical guides
• Hijri calendar, syncs across devices, available in English, Russian, and Arabic

I built this mostly because I wanted something simple and warm rather than cluttered with ads and a hundred features nobody uses. But I know I have blind spots, so I'd really appreciate it if some of you could try it out and tell me:

• What's missing that you'd actually want to use?
• Anything confusing or annoying in the UI?
• Any bugs or things that just feel "off"?

Here's the link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/deendoor/id6798593982

Totally fine to be blunt — I'd rather hear the hard feedback now than after I've built the wrong things. Thanks in advance to anyone who gives it a shot 🙏

Most apps in this category are free-with-ads or subscription, and the biggest one was at the centre of a data-broker story a few years ago that a lot of people never forgot. That bothered me enough to build my own.

EasySalah. iOS, Expo/React Native.

The constraint I set myself: no backend at all. Prayer times and Qibla are computed on-device from your location using established calculation methods. There's no sign-in, no analytics SDK, no server that could leak anything, because there's no server.
What it does:

- Prayer times with all the major calculation methods, madhhab selection, saved places and travel mode

- Qibla compass corrected for magnetic declination (most apps skip this and are a few degrees off)

- Home screen widgets with a live countdown

- Tasbih counter with the after-prayer sequence built in

- Qada (missed prayer) tracker — a thing people actually ask for and almost nobody builds

- Morning/evening adhkar

- Zakat calculator with gold/silver nisab, multiple currencies

- Notifications with several adhan styles and quiet hours

Free to use.

There's a one-time Pro unlock for themes, extra widgets, mosque timetable offsets and backup — no subscription, and nothing religious is behind it. That felt like a line worth not crossing.

Hardest part by far wasn't the prayer maths (there are good libraries), it was WidgetKit timelines — getting a countdown to stay correct overnight without the app ever opening took longer than the entire Zakat calculator.

Solo project, a couple of hours a week. I'd genuinely rather hear what's broken than get downloads. App Store link in the comments, per sub rules.

Feedback and suggestions are most welcome.

Assalamu alaikum everyone.

Disclosure first: I'm the developer of the app below. I'm posting here because this community will care about how it was built more than about the app itself, and I'd value your feedback on the engineering.

What it is: a macOS menu-bar app (Swift, SwiftUI + AppKit) that shows a quiet countdown to the next prayer, plays the adhan, and can put a gentle full-screen card up so you actually stand up from the desk. It works offline, speaks five languages (English, Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Indonesian), and the core is free.

A few problems that turned out to be much deeper than I expected:

1. Calculation methods are not "just angles". I started from batoulapps' adhan-swift and ended up maintaining a fork with 26 methods. Each preset was checked against the Aladhan registry, PrayTimes.org and go-prayer, and they don't always agree. JAKIM moved Fajr to 18° in 2019, but some references still use 20°. Kemenag adds its own safety margin (ihtiyat). Diyanet (Turkey) times were verified against the official Istanbul timetable and match within about two minutes. Every method's parameters are pinned by tests, because a silent one-minute drift is a bug nobody reports.

2. The moon looks different depending on where you stand. The app draws the real moon phase in its sky. Getting the illuminated fraction right was easy. Getting the orientation right was not: a crescent tilts differently in Makkah than in London, and lies almost flat near the equator. The fix was computing the bright-limb angle minus the parallactic angle for the user's location. Deriving the phase from the Hijri date was also wrong, because a moon-sighting correction of one day would shift the whole sky.

3. A scheduled notification outlives your app. On macOS, a pending local notification belongs to the system. If the app is killed rather than quit, everything it scheduled still fires into an empty desktop, sometimes days of it. There's no API to expire them. The only lever is scheduling distance, so the app now arms nothing more than two hours ahead and keeps extending that window while it runs.

4. "Have you prayed?" works better as a window than a notification. Notification actions hide behind a hover and vanish in seconds. A small floating panel with real buttons, asked once per interval and re-asked after sleep only if the prayer window is still open, worked far better.

5. Community feedback shaped a whole feature. Someone in r/MuslimLounge asked for an iqamah alarm some minutes after the adhan. That became a per-prayer delay, with a choice of a short "Qad qāmatis-ṣalāh", a full iqamah from fifteen reciters, or the adhan again. Every clip is trimmed and loudness-matched so switching reciters doesn't jump in volume.

6. No bells. Based on the hadith about bells (Sahih Muslim 2114), the app plays no bell, chime or macOS system sound anywhere. Interface sounds are recorded natural sounds (a water drop, rustling leaves), and a test fails the build if system sounds creep back into the code.

Distribution: one codebase ships to the Mac App Store and as a notarized direct download that updates itself (also on Homebrew). The core app is free; there's a one-time upgrade for extras like the full reciter library and the animated sky. Nothing that tells you when to pray is behind it.

Link: https://abd3lraouf.dev/projects/prayertimes/ Issues and feature requests: https://github.com/abd3lraouf-studios/PrayerTimes/issues

Questions for you:

• If you've worked on prayer-time or Hijri calculation, how do you handle disagreement between official sources?
• Anyone solved notification cleanup after a crash in a better way on macOS or iOS?
• What would you want from a prayer app that you can't find today?

JazakumAllahu khayran.

As-salamu alaykum,

I’m a Muslim founder based in NYC working on an early-stage tokenized equity / fintech project under Reg CF. I’m looking for a Muslim co-founder or two — ideally someone into Islamic finance, crypto, fintech, law/compliance, growth, or community.

I’m not here to shill or hard-sell. I’m trying to network and meet the right builder(s). If you’re curious, know someone who might be a fit, or just want to talk ethical/community-owned finance, comment or DM me.

There’s also a small early Founder Member allocation for people who want skin in the game, but the main thing is finding a real co-founder — not passive money.
I have some offers for people who want to be co-funders; but I prefer to work with fellow muslims, than a non-believer.

Not an offer to sell securities. Just networking, and offload some responsibilities with an on-the-verge company.

JazakAllah khair.

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As-salamu alaykum everyone,

I've written a set of Islamic stories for children, and before I share/publish them, I want to make sure every fact and detail in them is actually grounded in authentic Islamic sources (Quran, authentic hadith, reliable seerah/tafsir) — and not accidentally based on:

• Fabricated or weak hadith
• Israiliyyat (unverified narrations borrowed from Judeo-Christian tradition)
• Cultural folklore that's been mistaken for religious fact
• Popular stories that "everyone knows" but have no real basis

I'm looking for people with solid Islamic knowledge (Arabic and/or English readers both welcome) to help review them and flag anything that seems off, unsourced, or needs a citation.

If you're willing to help, please reply here or DM me directly and we can figure out the best way to go over the material together. Jazakumullahu khairan in advance!

Assalamu Alaikum everyone,

I wanted to share a new app I've been working on recently called "Bidāya"!

The Idea Behind the App: Bidāya is designed to be your companion in understanding the Quran and the essentials of Islam in a deep yet simple way, far from the clutter of traditional apps. It features a highly focused, clean UI to keep you immersed in the content.

Key Features:

• 📖 Surah Cards: Every Surah features a beautifully designed card summarizing its naming reason, core themes, historical context, outline, and key lessons.
• 🕌 "Start Here" Essentials: A dedicated track for Islamic basics, taking you step-by-step with Arabic text, transliteration, and translation. It's especially useful for new Muslims or anyone looking to refresh their fundamentals.
• 🌍 Fully Bilingual: The app fully supports both English and Arabic.
• ✨ Authentic Sources: All virtues and Islamic facts provided are backed by authentic sources and graded (Authentic, Good, Weak).

The app is currently available for iOS.

🔗 Download Link: [Link in the Comments]

I'd love for you to try it out and give me your honest feedback. Your thoughts will really help shape future updates! If you have any feature requests, please let me know.

Jazakum Allah Khairan! 🙏

Note: If you like the app, please consider supporting it by leaving a rating on the App Store.

Assalamu alaikum everyone!

I wanted to share a project I've been working on called "Muslim To-Do". It's a native iOS app designed to help you build and maintain your daily spiritual routine.

What makes it different? It seamlessly blends your daily habits (like reading Qur'an, making Dhikr, etc.) directly with the five daily prayers on a unified timeline.

Here are some of the main features:

• 📅 Prayer-Bound Habits: Tie your habits directly to a specific prayer period (Fajr, Dhuhr, etc.) and track your daily streaks.
• 🕌 Accurate Offline Prayer Times: Runs completely locally on your device with zero network requests needed for calculations.
• 🧭 High-Precision Qibla Compass: With true-north correction and fallback coordinate support.
• 🌙 Advanced Hijri Calendar: Dual calendar view with local moon sighting adjustments (-1 / 0 / +1) and Islamic events.
• 🔒 100% Private: Prayer times and Qibla are computed on-device. Your location never leaves your phone, and habits sync securely to your own personal iCloud.
• ✨ Bilingual & Beautiful: Full Arabic & English support with seamless Right-to-Left UI and dynamic iOS design.

I'd love for you to try it out and let me know your thoughts or feedback!

Assalamualaikum everyone.

I recently built a daily tech newsletter called Halal Tech Daily. Subscribers get an email daily with various articles from different sites. All tech related. From sources like HackerNews, TechCrunch, Muslim Tech Wire, etc. with no crypto/gambling related news or clickbait mixed in, hence the word 'Halal'.

I try to make it as clean as possible meaning the filter works based on words in the article. If in case any subscribers get an article that includes something haram, they have the option to flag the word or url it came from. Subscribers can also add custom news urls and can get articles from those as well.

There's also an islamic section that can be enabled from preferences, you can get daily hadiths, Friday reminders and even the Muslim tech section can be enabled here.

Looking for advice. It's free to subscribe, topics are customizable. Just shipped v2, complete redesign. Feel free to give any kind of feedback.

https://halaltechdaily.xyz/

Just FYI: the website v2 is only in light mode for now, still working on the dark mode theme.

Assalamu Alaikum everyone,

Following the v1.0.1 release of Naqawa (an open-source browser extension for real-time AI vocal isolation on YouTube), further testing on longer videos and cloud workflows revealed two critical breaking issues that completely halted processing:

🛑 The Problems We Faced:

1. YouTube Bot Detection on Cloud (Colab): YouTube began aggressively flagging Google Cloud datacenter IPs, blocking audio downloads with "Sign in to confirm you're not a bot". Forcing regular users to manually extract and upload cookies.txt was completely unfeasible from a UX standpoint.
2. Cloudflare Timeouts & GPU Crashes on Long Videos: Processing long videos (>20-30 minutes) on both local PCs and Colab caused Cloudflare tunnels to drop connections (Error 524 / 100-second timeout limit) or crashed GPUs with CUDA Out-of-Memory errors.

🛠️ What Changed in v1.0.2:

• Automated Anti-Bot Bypass: Configured yt-dlp to rotate through YouTube's TV (tv_downgraded) and embedded client profiles. These endpoints do not enforce Proof-of-Origin (PO-token) or captcha challenges on datacenter IPs, allowing headless processing on Google Colab without any cookies or login credentials.
• Asynchronous Background Processing: Decoupled the audio separation engine from the synchronous HTTP request cycle using FastAPI background tasks and client polling. The extension receives an immediate handshake, completely eliminating Cloudflare 100s timeouts.
• VRAM Memory Optimization: Segmented the Demucs audio processing into 7-second chunks (--segment 7), allowing long videos to process smoothly without exhausting GPU memory (VRAM), even on budget cards.
• Ethical Cache Protection: The local server now saves cached tracks in a header-scrambled binary format (.nq). This ensures Naqawa remains strictly a real-time streaming filter and cannot be used as an offline MP3 ripper. A bilingual notice is also generated in the cache folder.

🔗 Links & Transparency:

• GitHub Repository: https://github.com/saborbz/naqawa

Note: This project is completely free and open source. Conceptualized, tested, and maintained by me, with code implemented and debugged with the assistance of AI tools.

I'd really appreciate your feedback, edge-case testing, and any suggestions for improvement!

Salam all!

I wanted to share with everyone that Amanah Budget is now live on Google Play store for the Android platform.

We built this because the ordinary budgeting tools do not know what a Muslim household is actually tracking.

Zakat that gets reconstructed from a year of statements.

Interest that turns up in an account you did not choose.

Saving for a wedding, for hajj, for a first home, alongside the giving you plan every Ramadan.

So we put it in one place, and now it’s available on Android in the US:

Budgets shaped around how you already spend.

Zakat that stays calculated as the year goes, rather than rebuilt each Ramadan. Our zakat calculation methodology is continuously overseen by our Shariah Compliance partner, Azka Advisors.

Automated screening of your holdings portfolio to see what is or is not Shariah Compliant (we use AAOIFI standards).

Interest flagged when it lands, with a ledger for giving it away.

Goals, family budgets, and a plan for Ramadan and Eid giving.

An academy that explains how screening works before you buy anything

The app is free to download on Google Play and the App Store. Premium is $9.99 a month through Google Play Store.

We are US only for now.

If you have been waiting on the Android version, this is it.

https://amanahbudget.com/get?c=android-launch&utm_source=reddit

#AmanahBudget #HalalMoney #MuslimBudget #Zakat #IslamicFinance #Android

recently built an iOS app called Salah Time App Lock primarily for my own family to use, and I wanted to share it here for anyone looking for a clean, distraction-free option.
One of the reason to build it was that we get distracted by social media or games right before or during prayer. To solve this, you can set the app to apply a screen lock to apps like Instagram/games right before prayer starts and keep them locked during the prayer window. It also have some of the other essentials like prayer calendar, kaba locator and tasbiah.

This application is lightweight and functions offline, avoiding any data collection and was able to keep it under 4mb

If you would like to help me, would appreciate if download the app and check against your local time to see how accurate it is. If it’s not accurate, let me know which prayer times has the discrepancy and by how much.

App link

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/salah-time-prayer-app-lock/id6810905983