Friday, October 07, 2005

Pocket Islam new version out

Certainly this may not be news, but it's the first I've noticed. Looks like it runs a bit faster, likely due to the fact it has been compiled for the chip and OS I'm actually using and not running in some sort of legacy mode.

Make your Pocket PC The ultimate Islamic resource tool ... Arabic Holy Quran with tashkil, English translation and recitation ... Athan and recitation ... Hadith in Arabic, Prayer table, Prayer schedule , Hijri Calendar and Hijri to Georgian conversion, Qibla according to your location and position of the sun ... Today Screen [plug-in] to display the prayer time and date in Hijri and to control the Azan voice.

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This may even fix some of the issues I've noticed with scheduling on the device, reminders and adhan (azan) didn't always work, perhaps that's all worked out now.

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Comments [3] |

Friday, October 07, 2005 9:10:12 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Ooh, that is phat with the GPS, especially for travellers ... I wonder if it works on planes. Like if you're flying from, say, NYC to Dubai, how do you know when to pray?

Joe Grossberg

Friday, October 07, 2005 10:55:31 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

I'm not sure if that "integrates" with the GPS, but with the GPS you have all the tools necessary to set up a "field Mosque" any where you want...

And if I'm Muslim and worried about flying, I'd be on something like http://www.emirates.com/ and they'll likely have a device that points toward Mecca. Plus, since I'm traveling, the prayers can be combined, which makes calculation very easy because you pray between dawn and sunrise, then between high-noon and sunset, and then after sunset but before dawn the next day, all of which is easy to see from your window.

Kearns

Friday, October 07, 2005 1:03:45 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Ah, I misinterpreted "Qibla according to your location and position of the sun".

Joe Grossberg

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