12/08/2026
The Al-Hira app has come a long way — here's everything that's new
Since we first launched, the app has grown from a prayer timetable into a
proper companion for the masjid and our Islamic Education families.
Here's what's been added, all the way up to version 3.0 👇
🕌 PRAYER TIMES
• Live countdown to the next prayer, with the full timetable for this month
AND next
• Makrooh warning banner — tells you when prayer isn't permitted (sunrise,
zawāl, sunset) with a live countdown
• Jumu'ah times appear from Wednesday, so you can plan ahead
• Eid jamā'at times shown up to 3 days before the day
• The Hijri date now comes straight from the masjid's printed
moon-sighting calendar
• Prayer notifications, Lock Screen Live Activities and Home Screen widgets
• Works fully offline — no signal needed in the masjid
📖 DAILY REFLECTIONS
• Daily Qur'an Ayah with translation and reflection (+ morning reminder)
• Daily Hadith and Daily Durood
• 100 Ṣalāt & Salām
• The 99 Names of Allah, with meanings
ISLAMIC GUIDES
• Ḥajj Guide — 28 sections and 175 checkable steps, day by day, from iḥrām
to the Madīnah ziyārah 🆕
• ʿUmrah Guide — step-by-step checklist with the du'ā at every stage
• How to Pray — wuḍūʾ, the time windows, rak'ah counts, every recitation
from the Niyyah to the Salaam, witr, tarāwīḥ and more 🆕
• Janāzah Prayer — the method through its four takbīrs 🆕
(The prayer guides are built from our own Islamic Education syllabus.)
TOOLS
• Zakat Calculator — live gold & silver prices, works out your Nisab, tells
you clearly if Zakat is due, and saves your calculations for next year 🆕
• Qaza Tracker for missed prayers and fasts
• Qibla compass
💚 DONATIONS
• Donate securely in seconds
• We now publish what the masjid receives and what it spends, so you can
see exactly where your donation goes
🕌 THE MASJID
• Events and announcements, with a badge when something's new
• Q&A — ask the Imam a question and browse the answers
• Islamic Education classes: information, fees and online enrolment
• Services: Janāzah, Nikāḥ, weekly programmes and hall hire
AND
• Full Arabic, with right-to-left layout — switch language instantly
• Apple Watch app with watch face complications (iPhone)
• iPad layout with its own sidebar
• Runs on older phones too
• Free, no ads
📲 DOWNLOAD IT FREE
iPhone, iPad & Watch : https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/ahm/id6767004683
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alhiramosque.app
Already have it? Make sure you're updated to version 3.0
Prayer times, Qibla, events & more for Al-Hira Mosque, London.
