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Mosques shown as pins on a map of Lahore on the Salah Locator website
Faith & community Salah Locator

Putting your mosque's prayer times online: a guide for committees

Publish both Adhan and Iqamah for every prayer and Jumuʼah, name two people to keep them current, update them the day they change, and re-confirm them every few months so worshippers can trust them.

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The Pray Now page on the Salah Locator website listing nearby mosques with the earliest congregation and the one with most time to get there
Guides Salah Locator

Praying on the go: how to find a congregation when you're travelling

Save the mosques at your destination while you're online. On the road, use Pray Now to see which nearby congregation you can reach, and the Qibla finder if not.

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The Profile tab in the Salah Locator Android app with the Prayer alarms option at the top of the menu
Guides Salah Locator

Prayer alarm not going off on Android? Why, and how to fix it

Android delays or blocks alarms to save battery. Allow the app's exact alarms and notifications, set its battery usage to Unrestricted, exempt it from Do Not Disturb and never force-stop it.

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A mosque page in the Salah Locator app showing calculated Adhan times under the notice Estimated times — not from this mosque
Explainers Salah Locator

How prayer times are calculated: Fajr angles, methods and Asr

Prayer times follow the sun where you are: Dhuhr after solar noon, Asr by shadow length, Maghrib at sunset, and Fajr and Isha at a set angle below the horizon.

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The Salah Locator Qibla finder showing a compass dial with a Kaaba marker and a bearing of 260 degrees west from Lahore
Guides Salah Locator

How to find the Qibla with your phone, and why compasses drift

A Qibla app works out the bearing to the Kaaba from your GPS position, then uses the phone's compass to show which way to turn. Calibrate the compass and keep away from metal for a reliable reading.

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A mosque timetable on the Salah Locator website with separate Adhan and Iqaamah columns for each prayer and Jumu'ah
Explainers Salah Locator

Adhan vs Iqamah: what's the difference and why it matters

The Adhan is the call to prayer that marks the start of a prayer's time; the Iqamah is the second call, made as the congregation stands. To pray in congregation, go by the Iqamah time.

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