Delta Minaret for pocket pc calculates daily prayer times, qibla direction and hijri date anywhere anytime. It acts like a mosque in your pocket. Wherever you go, prayer times are a simple click away. Delta Minaret is a must-have application for all Muslims. It is very simple to use and offers great flexibility in the calculations.


Delta Minaret for pocket pc Main Features:

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1.Prayer 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 prayer 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 prayer reminders to remind the user of his daily prayers. Minaret can also generate outlook reminders for any of the five prayers 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.

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

The 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 prayer 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.