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Guides

Plain-English explanations of how prayer times work, with real figures from the same calculations the site uses.

  • Prayer Time Calculation Methods Explained

    Why Fajr and Isha differ between timetables, what the twilight angles of MWL, ISNA, Umm al-Qura, Karachi and the other methods mean, and how to pick the right one.

    6 min read

  • Hanafi and Standard Asr: Why the Times Differ

    The shadow-length rule behind the two Asr times, how big the gap is in different cities and seasons, and which one your community is likely to follow.

    4 min read

  • Ramadan Timings: Suhoor, Imsak, Iftar and Isha

    When Suhoor ends, what imsak means, why Iftar is at Maghrib, how long the fast lasts in different cities, and why the start date depends on moon sighting.

    5 min read

  • How to Find the Qibla Direction Anywhere

    How the Qibla bearing is calculated, why it points east-south-east from the UK and north-east from North America, compass pitfalls, and the two days a year the sun shows the way.

    5 min read

  • Prayer Times at High Latitudes

    Why Fajr and Isha become hard to determine in the UK, Scandinavia and Canada in summer, the main rules scholars use, and what happens where the sun never sets.

    5 min read

  • The Hijri Calendar Explained

    How the Islamic lunar calendar works, why Ramadan moves about 11 days earlier each year, the twelve months, and the difference between calculated and sighted dates.

    4 min read