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The five "Muslim
Salah" are Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha.
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Their timings vary from city to city
and from day to day. Mathematically, "Salah" times can be
calculated for any place around the globe at any given time.
That’s what Delta Software attempted to do by introducing
Delta Minaret.
Delta
Minaret is a pocket pc application that calculates daily
"Salah" times, Qibla Direction and hijri date anywhere
anytime. It acts like a mosque in your pocket. Wherever you
go, "Salah" times are a simple click away. |
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Pocket PC Version
Desktop Version
Mobile/Smart Phone Version
To access the mobile/smart phone
version through GPRS
please use the following URL:
www.delta-sw.com/mobiles.asp
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| Delta
Minaret Details |
| Delta Minaret
performs 4 main functions |
| 1- "Salah"
times Calculation Delta Minaret user can choose from a
database of nearly 500 locations. If he can’t find the
location he wants, he can add his own location to the
database. Delta Minaret will then calculate the "Salah"
times for that chosen location. The default location
used is the home city in the system’s settings. There is
a partial Adhan file and "Salah" reminders to remind the
user of his daily "Salah". Minaret can also generate
outlook reminders for any of the five "Salah" for any
period of time day, week or month. The user will also be
able to choose the method for calculating Asr time
following either the Hanafi School or the Shafi School |
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Hanafi School:
Asr time is when length of shadow = 2 * length of
object + noon shadow
- Shafi School:
Asr time is when length of shadow = length of object +
noon shadow
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application also allows the user to choose the twilight
angles for Fajr/Isha calculation. Fajr starts with the
morning twilight (dawn) while Isha starts at the end of
the evening twilight (dusk). There has been a debate on
which twilight angle values should be used to calculate
Fajr and Isha times taking into consideration that
smaller twilight angles produce later Fajr and earlier
Isha. Delta Minaret allows the user to choose among the
five conventions currently used by Islamic organizations
in various countries and offers the flexibility for the
user to add his own angles. |
| 2- Gregorian
/ Hijri Conversion Delta Minaret also attempts to
calculate the Hijri Date corresponding to a given
Gregorian date and vice versa. However, since
calculations are not based on actual moon sighting,
there may be a +/-1 day discrepancy. In addition, Delta
Minaret User doesn’t have to worry about daylight saving
adjustment since it is taken into consideration when
calculating "Salah" times. It also saves the user
settings so that he doesn’t have to repeat them over and
over. |
| 3- Qibla
Direction Delta Minaret calculates the direction of the
Qibla from true North for any city. It provides a
graphical interface for the qibla. |
4- Moon Phase
Delta Minaret calculates the current moon phase, the
percentage of the moon illuminated and the lunation
number. |
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| Conclusion |
| Delta Minaret is a must-have application
for all. It is very simple to use and offers great
flexibility in the calculations. It is a global "Salah"
times calculator that presents you with accurate daily
"Salah" schedules at the palm of your hand. |
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