Eid Mubarak!

Zekr: Qur'an Software

Back in time, I learned reading Qur'an the classic way, that is using the book. But nowadays, I spend most of my work on computer. Although I still prefer, classic, but I discovered a software version which I think is useful, the software is called Othman Quran Browser. It is a nice simple Qur'an browser, with high quality font, which can be resized. I'm not sure, but I think this program is only available for Linux user as I haven't find any Windows installer of it. Below is the picture of the said program running on my Ubuntu,

Othman Quran Browser

Time, Place, Dress and Types of Salat

The following were taken from the book of M. Abdul Karim Saqib. A Guide to Prayer in Islam.

TIME OF ṢALAT

Each ṣalat must be offered at or during its proper time. No ṣalat can be offered before its time. There are five obligatory ṣalat in a day.

Fajr Prayer

The time for the Fajr or the morning prayer starts at dawn and ends at sunrise.

Zuhr Prayer

The time for Zuhr or the early afternoon prayer starts when the sun begins to decline from its zenith and ends when the size of an object's shadow is equal to the size of the object.

        Jabir bin Abdullah (R.A.) narrated, "The angel Jibreel came to Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) and said to him, 'Stand up and pray Zuhr'. So the messenger of Allah (S.A.W.) prayed Zuhr when the sun had declined from its zenith. Then the Angel Jibreel came again at the time of Asr and said, 'Stand up and Pray Asr'. Then Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) prayed Asr when the shadow of everything was equal to itself. Then Jibreel came the next day to Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) and said, 'Stand up and pray Zuhr'. Then Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) prayed Zuhr when the shadow of everything was equal to itself. Then Jibreel came again at Asr time and said, 'Stand up and pray Asr'. Then he prayed Asr when the shadow of everything was twice its length. Then Jibreel said, (after praying 10 prayers with Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) in two consecutive days) that the time of prayer is in between these two times."