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.
 

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.

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.

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.

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 Android.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.