# Belal

> Muslim prayer times, Qiblah direction, and religious obligations tracker. (iPhone/iPad app by Ipteq S.A..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/belal/id561437368 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ipteq S.A.](https://appshunter.io/developer/561437991)
- Category: Lifestyle, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.20/5 from 58 App Store ratings · 70 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 151 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2012-09-20
- Data updated: 2026-06-28
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/belal/id561437368/reviews.md

## What is Belal?

Belal app helps Muslims perform their enjoined five-daily prayers and other religious obligations.

Always know exactly when to pray with the Belal app for your smartphone/tablet. It’s simple to use, easy to configure and has many helpful features.

Exploiting your mobile network data and internal GPS, it will always know your exact location, so you can be guaranteed accurate prayer times. You’ll be also shown Qiblah, which is useful when you’re out and about.

Great features include an overview of each prayer and the possibility to query expired prayer times throughout the year. 

After the Athan, a graphic countdown will inform about the coming of the next prayer.
Features
• Prayer time alerts (Fajr, Duhr, Asr, Maghrib & Isha) with Athan
• Shows prayer times, with a countdown to the next prayer
• Special prayer-related alerts (Tahajud, Al Gouwda and Emsak) with the recitation of relevant verses from the Holy Quran
• Shurukh Indication
• Qiblah direction finder
• Unique adage of the day
• Mecca live feed
• Query Prayer and Prayer related times for any day of the year
• Awqaf (Official) Prayer and Shurukh times built-in, for important world cities
• Integrates comprehensive methods for calculation of Prayer and Shurukh times using geographical information of a location together with localized prayer time parameters. 
• Available sources of geographical information:
­	- Built-in location information of selected world cities
­	- Location information obtained from satellites (with GPS)
­	- Manually defined
• Dual Calendar Display (Hijri & Gregorian calendar)
• Set your own standard and optional prayer alerts
• Normal clock times and dates
• Multi-lingual user interface - English, Arabic
• Choice of audio for Athan 
• Mute function

## Key features

- Accurate prayer time alerts
- Qiblah direction finder
- Countdown to next prayer
- Query past prayer times
- Live Mecca feed
- Dual calendar display (Hijri & Gregorian)

## Recent user reviews (10 of 70)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/belal/id561437368/reviews.md

### 1/5 — The application stopped opening

*2024-03-09, version 2.1*

It has been 2 days now that the app don’t open, I deleted the app and reinstalled but the issue still the same.

### 4/5 — Abdullah

*2023-09-04, version 2.1*

There is no FullAthan otherwise is good and it would be much better if there was a full Athan

### 1/5 — Mohamad

*2023-03-14, version 2.1*

The app is not open at all and there is problem in chosen positions or city

### 5/5 — Peace and mercy of god for everyone

*2021-07-02, version 1.3*

I am wanted to know why this program it’s not working

### 5/5 — Feedback

*2021-05-16, version 1.3*

The best app ever, however, it closes ones opened, hence, am using iPhone 12 Pro & running iOS 14.4, please fix & issue an update, thank you & keep it up.

### 1/5 — Crash

*2021-03-20, version 1.3*

This application was excellent.But now after the new update of the iphone it crashes on opening.
I deleted it & installed it again but it crashes again & again after asking for the language I prefer.
I hope you will update this application.

### 3/5 — Not working

*2020-12-22, version 1.3*

The app is not working on iPhone 8. It was working well on iPhone 4 please fix this issue. The app won’t even open

### 4/5 — الجمهورية العربية السورية دمشق

*2020-05-24, version 1.3*

المنقذ عدنان

### 3/5 — التنبيهات الموسيقية🚫

*2020-05-15, version 1.3*

البرنامج جميل جداً ودقيق في الأوقات جزاكم الله خيراً وكتب أجركم، لكن مشكلته في التنبيهات الموسيقية أرجو إزالتها لأنها لا تجوز، وشكراً

### 1/5 — Problem

*2020-05-13, version 1.3*

Unfortunately this application doesn’t work

## Frequently asked questions about Belal

### What does the Belal app do?

The Belal app helps Muslims perform their daily five-time prayers and other religious duties. It provides accurate prayer timings based on your location, a Qiblah direction finder, and alerts for upcoming prayers. It also offers features like a live feed of Mecca and the ability to check past prayer times.

### What are the key features of Belal?

Key features include accurate prayer time alerts with Athan, a countdown to the next prayer, a Qiblah direction finder, a live feed of Mecca, and the ability to query prayer times for any day of the year. It also offers dual Hijri and Gregorian calendar displays and multi-lingual support.

### Is Belal free to use?

Yes, the Belal app is completely free to use. It does not have any in-app purchases or advertisements, allowing users to access all its features without any cost.

### What devices is Belal compatible with?

The app is designed for smartphones and tablets. It utilizes your device's mobile network data and internal GPS to determine your exact location for accurate prayer times.

### How does Belal calculate prayer times?

Belal integrates comprehensive methods for calculating prayer and Shurukh times. It uses your geographical information, obtained from built-in city data, satellite GPS, or manually defined locations, along with localized prayer time parameters.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.1 — 2023-01-13

This update brings some improvements to the Belal app.

- Minor bug fixes and optimization done for greater user experiences
- Fix Athan Preview for Notification Mode

### 2.0 — 2022-11-22

This update brings a host of big improvements to the Belal app.

Main Improvements:

- Whole new app appearance
- New feature: Adages of the app
- Improvement to user experience
- Improvement to Mecca live feed
- Many new themes of Qibla & Clock
- Support both Light & Dark mode

### 1.3 — 2015-07-09

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

- AWQAF Prayer Times: the prayer time tables have been improved and expanded
- Location Data: the number of supported cities and locations has been considerably improved
- Big Compass: when you tap on the compass in the top right corner, a bigger compass will replace the analog clock, showing the Quibla direction.
- Double Calendar: the calendar now shows both the Gregorian and Hijri calendar at the same time; moreover from the settings you can choose which of them will be the main calendar.
- Bouquet Page: a page with a list of useful and interesting links has been added;
- Athan: a new set of Athans have been added
- Date&Time: now you can setup your custom DST settings for each location, so your prayer times will always be accurate;
- PrayerTime Parameters: the app stored the configuration and user customizations for each location; such customizations are automatically restored every time you change location
- Theme: a gold theme has been added

### 1.1 — 2012-12-16

·      Added a new set of selectable Athans
·      Added an option to disable all the alarms (in the Settings Menu)
·      Improved translation of some sentences in Arabic
·      Improved management of the DST for specific locations (e.g .Canada)
·      Improved "Location DB" (added new countries and cities)
·      Improved "AWQAF Official DB" for the prayer times (added new cities)
·      Fixed some incompatibility issues with iOS 6.x
·      Optimized the size of the application for download
·      Minor bugfixes

### 1.0 — 2012-09-20

No release notes.

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