Sourced explainer articles. Updated periodically.
Prayer & worship
The Fajr angle is the depression of the sun below the horizon at which Fajr begins. Different scholarly bodies adopt 15°, 17.5°, 18° or 19°, which is why apps differ by ten or twenty minutes.
Source: Muslim World League / ISNA / Umm al-Qura published angles
Quran
A sourced primer on the rules of Tajweed that beginners ask about first: makharij, sifaat, idgham, ikhfa, qalqalah, and madd. With a practical practice plan.
Source: IslamQA
Quran
A sourced, step-by-step memorization method drawn from the classical scholarly tradition: how much to take per day, how to review, and how to recover when you fall off the plan.
Source: IslamQA
Muslim travel
A sourced walkthrough of the seven circuits of tawaf around the Kaaba: where to begin, how to count, what to say, and what breaks tawaf.
Source: IslamQA
Prayer & worship
A sourced explainer on Witr: its emphasized-sunnah status, the time window from Isha to dawn, valid numbers of rakʼahs, and the qunut supplication.
Source: IslamQA
Quran
A sourced explainer on the hadith that recommend reading Surah al-Kahf every Friday — the chain of narration, the reported reward, and a practical plan.
Ramadan
A sourced explainer on the Tarawih night prayer: its ruling, number of rakʼahs in the practice of the Prophet (peace be upon him), how it is performed, and what is recited.
Source: IslamQA
Prayer & worship
A short, sourced explainer on the two Asr time conventions, the shadow-length rule behind each, and how QiblaWeb lets you switch between them.
Source: AlAdhan
Ramadan
A sourced introduction to the Night of Decree: its Quranic and hadith mentions, the most likely nights to seek it, and what is recommended on it.
Source: Quran.com
Islamic calendar
A sourced explainer on the Hijri month of Muharram, the Islamic new year, the Day of ʻAshura, and the practice of fasting it.
Source: IslamQA
Muslim travel
A sourced day-by-day overview of the Hajj rites, from the 8th of Dhul-Hijjah (Yawm al-Tarwiyah) through the 13th, useful for first-time pilgrims and curious readers.
Source: IslamQA
Ramadan
Why Ramadan fasting hours vary from city to city, how to look up the suhoor and iftar for your city, and what scholars recommend at extreme latitudes.
Source: AlAdhan
Ramadan
Ramadan 1448 AH (Ramadan 2027 in Gregorian) is expected to begin around 18 February 2027 by moon-sighting in most communities, or 8 February 2027 by the civil tabular calendar. Sourced timing, country-by-country variation, and per-city timetables.
Source: AlAdhan Hijri Calendar
Muslim travel
Practical, sourced guidance on shortening (qasr) and combining prayers during travel, plus how to find the Qibla and prayer times in unfamiliar places.
Source: IslamQA
Duas & adhkar
A practical 5-minute morning adhkar routine using duas reported in Bukhari, Muslim, and Abu Dawud — with sources for every line.
Source: Sunnah.com
Qibla
How to enable Motion & Orientation on iPhone Safari, calibrate the magnetometer, and what the calculated bearing tells you when the compass is unreliable.
Source: My Islam Qibla Compass
Islamic calendar
Why two trustworthy sources can disagree on todayʼs Hijri date by a day or two — and what QiblaWeb does about it.
Source: AlAdhan Hijri Calendar
Zakat & charity
Practical answers on whether jewellery counts, which standard to use for nisab, and worked examples in USD/SAR.
Source: IslamQA
Trust & technology
Ads turn users into the product. On a tool you use to find the Qibla or pray on time, that flips the trust relationship. Here is why QiblaWeb commits to never running ads.
Prayer & worship
Which method should you use? A short, sourced guide to picking among MWL, ISNA, Umm al-Qura, Egyptian, and Karachi based on where you live and which mosque you follow.
Source: AlAdhan
Prayer & worship
A practical, sourced overview of how Fajr/Dhuhr/Asr/Maghrib/Isha are derived from the sun's position, why methods differ, and how to pick one.
Source: AlAdhan
Qibla
Three reliable ways to identify the Qibla direction in any browser, plus what to do when your phone compass is unreliable.
Source: Google Qibla Finder Help
Trust & technology
Worship tools sit in a sensitive part of your life. Here is how to spot websites that respect that — and how QiblaWeb implements its no-tracking promise technically.
Ramadan
Practical timings for suhoor and iftar during Ramadan, plus the small differences between the calculated time and what your local mosque may print.
Source: IslamQA
Zakat & charity
A practical, sourced introduction to zakat: when it becomes due, what counts as zakatable wealth, and the standard 2.5% rate.
Source: IslamQA
Prayer & worship
Two reliable apps can show two different Fajr times for the same city. Here is why, and how to pick the right method for your community.
Source: AlAdhan
