Islam with over 1 billion followers is the second largest religion in
the world. It is a monotheistic faith based on revelations received by
the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). Presence of Muslim Ummah is in every corner of
the world.
In this digital era, everything is available in the form of mobile
applications and softwares. While apps are in decline globally in many
sectors, there are Islamic apps designed to fulfill the needs of Muslim
users. Whether it is to look for prayer timings, or the Qibla directions
in different countries of the world, or perhaps you are looking for
Halal food in your area, or maybe an app to educate children about
Islamic teachings etc. Apps with all of these uses built to tell unique
stories are part of the 10 most popular and innovative global Islamic
apps for 2017 that are reviewed below.
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Muslim Pro - Prayer Times, Azan, Quran & Qibla
This is certainly the most popular Islamic App in the world which is
recognized by more than 30 million Muslim users in the world. You can
access most accurate prayer timings, Holy Quran in Arabic, audios &
translations, Qibla directions, Hijri calendar, 99 names of Allah, and
map of Halal restaurants & masjids are some salient features of this
app. According to the stats till date 10,000,000 - 50,000,000 Android
users have installed this app. |
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MP3 Quran
MP3 Quran is the most downloaded free audio Quran Islamic App on
Android. The streaming is much easier than you can ever imagine. MP3
Quran supports more than 15 languages. In MP3 Quran application you can
find more than 100 reciters including- Maher Al Mo'ekle, Ahmad Al Ajmy.
Fares Abbad, Sa'd Al Ghamdi, Abd Al Rahman Al Sodes, Fares Abbad, Mshari
Al Afasi, Shuraim etc. The MP3 Quran has almost 10,000,000 - 50,000,000
installs on Android Google Play. |

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Quran for Android
Quran for Android is a free Holy Quran application for Android devices.
Quran for Android provides crystal clear Madani compliant images,
gapless audio playback, Ayah bookmarking, tagging, and sharing, over 15
audio recitations available along with highlighting support, and
translations/ tafseer in over 20 languages. There have been 10,000,000 -
50,000,000 installations of this application. |

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Learn Quran
This app is for the purpose of learning & reciting Holy Quran in the
most effective manner. Learn Quran app is suitable for learners at all
levels: whether you don’t know how to recite the Holy Quran or you could
recite but want to improve your tajweed. This app is designed so that
you can study with a assistance of a teacher or by yourself. More than
900,000 people in more than 170 countries have used Learn Quran on
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iQuran Lite
iQuran Lite app is for those Muslim users who want to recite Holy Quran
along with its English translation and a full set of audio recitation
files. iQuran Lite offers you verse by verse audio playback, color coded
Tajweed rules, bookmarks, repeat functions, tags, excellent navigational
controls, search, a side by side English translation, audio recitation
and much more. There has been 5,000,000 - 10,000,000 Android
installations of this app recorded worldwide.
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Dua & Azkar
Dua & Azkar is an Islamic app with many images and audios. It is useful
and fulfilling in all ramifications. It is one of the most authentic
‘open source’ applications available on Google Play. It has more than
one million downloads for its amazing features. This app has been
installed on 1,000,000 - 5,000,000 Android devices worldwide.
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Muslim Now
Muslim Now is a popular Islamic community covering all of their daily
needs with features like- displaying prayer time, next time to prayer,
Qibla directions etc. You can also find wonderful greeting cards with
ability to write and share them through Face book, Twitter, Whatsapp and
all other social media channels. Muslim Now has almost 100,000 - 500,000
Android installs worldwide.
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Sira (Seerah) Life of Muhammad
This Sira App is the best animation app based on the life of the Prophet
Muhammad (SAW).Its creative visuals and story-telling animation allows
anybody regardless of age, to get a deeper understanding of the life of
our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW). This app has 10,000 - 50,000
installs on Android Google Play till date.
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Umrah & Hajj Guide
Umrah & Hajj Guide is another Islamic Android application that is quiet
helpful for Muslims worldwide to learn every aspect of religious ritual
of Umrah and Hajj. The salient feature of the app includescomplete
information about pilgrimages, highly advanced search engine and
graphical representation used in Maps, and swiping option within each
category making it even easier to use. There has been 10,000 to 50,000
installs recorded for this app worldwide.
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Digital Tasbih 2017
As everything around is getting digitalized, then how come Tasbih should
be left aside? Digital Tasbih 2017 Islamic app will make your prayer
easier and faster. No need to take your Tasbih while visiting Masjid or
other places, just taking your android smart phone is enough. This app
has 1,000 - 5,000 Android installs to date.
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