How to show prayer times on a mosque screen

Mawqet at a glance

Price	Completely free, no subscription and no ads
Account	None needed
Internet	Works offline after download
Devices	Android TV or TV Box on Android 6 or later, or any web browser
Prayer times	Any city in the world: 66 ready-made cities or any coordinates, and 12 calculation methods including Muslim World League and Umm al-Qura
On screen	Adhan, iqama countdown, adhkar after prayer, and Jumuah
Designs	Six designs, portrait and landscape, in several colours
Language	Arabic or English
App size	Under 1 MB

What you need

• A screen or TV placed where worshippers can read it from the back of the mosque. It works in portrait or landscape.
• A device to run it, any one of these:
  • an Android TV or a TV Box on Android 6 or later;
  • a smart TV with a web browser;
  • a computer or mini PC connected to the screen.
• A remote for the device. Its OK button opens the settings.
• Internet is optional. The screen doesn't need it after download. Wi-Fi only helps the device keep its clock right.

Step 1: Choose the version for your device

From the download page:

• The Android app (APK) for Android TVs and TV Box devices. It is under 1 MB.
• A single HTML file that opens in any browser: on a computer, a smart TV or a TV box.
• The web version, which opens straight from the device's browser with no download and works offline after the first visit.

Step 2: Install it on the device

1. Copy the app or file to the device. A USB stick is the easiest way.
2. Open the app to install it. If you are asked to allow the installation, accept.
3. Open Mawqet, or open the HTML file in a browser.

Step 3: Set the mosque, city and calculation method

Press OK on the remote to open the settings.

• Mosque: type the mosque's name and choose its city.
• City: 66 ready-made cities across the Arab world, Africa, Europe, Asia, the Americas and Australia, each set to the method commonly used in its country.
• Calculation method: choose from 12 methods: Muslim World League, Umm al-Qura, Egyptian, Karachi, North America (ISNA), Dubai, Kuwait, Qatar, Singapore, Turkey, Tehran and Moonsighting Committee. Saudi cities follow the official Umm al-Qura timetable.
• Asr method: standard or Hanafi.
• If your city isn't listed: enter its coordinates, and choose the time zone and the method used in your country.

Step 4: Set the iqama for each prayer

Under Times, set each iqama in one of two ways: a number of minutes after the adhan, or a fixed time. After the adhan, a large countdown to the iqama appears on screen. Follow the times your mosque or local authority uses.

Step 5: Choose the design, orientation and language

• Design: under Display, pick one of the six designs, each in several colours.
• Orientation: choose portrait or landscape. If the screen is mounted on its side, use screen rotation.
• Language: the screen shows Arabic or English. The adhkar stay in Arabic, with their English meaning under each one.

Step 6: Adhkar after prayer

After each prayer, the screen shows the adhkar to say after salah on its own. You can split them into pages that turn by themselves, with a separate page for Ayat al-Kursi.

Keep the time accurate

The screen works out prayer times from the device clock, so:

• turn on automatic date and time in the device settings;
• check the time zone;
• if the device is never online, set its clock by hand and check it now and then.

How to choose a mosque screen app

Whatever you pick for your masjid display, make sure it:

• works offline, so the screen keeps running if the connection drops;
• follows your country's calculation method, such as Muslim World League, Egyptian or Umm al-Qura;
• shows an iqama countdown and adhkar in type that can be read from far away;
• needs no account or subscription, and shows no ads on the mosque screen;
• is set up with the remote on the screen itself, in portrait or landscape.

Mawqet is built on these principles, and it is completely free.

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