Islamic widgets for Android: Quran verses, tasbih, Hijri date and prayer times
Islamic widgets keep remembrance close: the next prayer, the Hijri date and a verse of the Quran, there every time you look at your phone. Here are the widgets worth adding, and how to set each one up.
Prayer times and the Azan
The most useful Islamic widget shows the next prayer and the time left until it, with all five prayers for your city. In Wadiget you can choose from 12 calculation methods, Standard or Hanafi Asr, and hear the Azan in five voices with a reminder before each prayer. Prayer times keep showing without an internet connection.
Step-by-step setup: how to add a prayer times widget.
Tasbih counter
Count your dhikr straight from the home screen: tap the tasbih widget and it counts, without opening the app. Choose laps of 33, 99 or 100, write your own dhikr, and see today's total and your streak of days.
Hijri date
Show the Hijri date beside the Gregorian one, on its own or next to a clock. Wadiget offers three Hijri calendars, Umm al-Qura, astronomical and tabular, so the date matches the calendar used where you live.
Quran verses
Keep a verse of the Quran on your home screen, in a design that matches the rest of your widgets.
Ramadan countdown
Count the days to Ramadan on your home screen.
Arabic calligraphy
Many widgets show the weekday drawn by hand in Thuluth script, beside the clock, the date or the next prayer. More in Arabic widgets for Android.
A simple Islamic home screen
- Choose a calm, dark wallpaper.
- At the top, add a large clock with the Hijri date.
- Below it, add a prayer times widget showing the next prayer and the time left.
- Put the tasbih widget where your thumb reaches it easily.
- Finish with a Quran verse widget.
Give every widget the same style, for example dark glass, so the screen looks like one design. All of these widgets are in Wadiget, free on Google Play.
Questions
Do these widgets need an internet connection?
Prayer times, the Hijri date and the tasbih counter work without a connection.
Are the widgets in Arabic?
Yes. Most Wadiget widgets come in Arabic and English, with Arabic or Latin digits and 10 Arabic fonts.
Which Hijri calendar should I choose?
Umm al-Qura is the official calendar of Saudi Arabia. If your country announces months by moon sighting, the date may differ by a day; choose the calendar that matches yours.
