Getting started
Welcome to Salah Times
Salah Times gives you a clear daily prayer timetable, whether you prefer published times from a masjid or locally calculated beginning times using your location, with your permission. This guide shows the main tasks on desktop and mobile, including choosing a timetable, finding a masjid, personalising the display, using the Qiblah Compass, recording Qaza Salaah, and opening the Quran reader.
Prayer-time source
Switch between Masjid Times and Calculated Times
Use the timetable-source button in the upper-left area of the timetable - the masjid icon - whenever you want to change where your prayer times come from. This is the quickest way to move from the published timetable of your chosen masjid to calculated beginning times for your own saved location, and to change back again later.
Open the timetable-source chooser
Tap or click the small timetable-source button. The chooser displays both options side by side. Masjid Times is the published beginning and Jama'ah timetable for your selected masjid. Calculated Times creates beginning times from the saved location and your selected prayer rules. The option marked Current is the one now shown on your timetable.
Change from your masjid to calculated location times
Choose Calculated Times in the chooser. If you have not saved a location on this device, Salah Times opens Location & Calculation straight away. Select Use this device's location and allow location access when prompted, or open Enter coordinates manually to provide a location name, time zone, latitude, and longitude. Review the high-latitude Fajr, Asr, Isha, and fine-adjustment choices, then save the calculation choices.
Switch back to your chosen masjid
Open the timetable-source chooser again and select Masjid Times. Your previously selected masjid becomes the active timetable source again; no location settings need to be deleted. To choose a different masjid, open My Salaah, use Search masjids, and select the desired result. Your chosen source and preferences stay on the device you are using.
Personal settings
Use the My Salaah settings hub
Select My Salaah at the bottom of the timetable to open the settings hub. It groups the most common changes in one place: masjid search, appearance, calculated-times settings, Quiet mode, sharing, Qaza Salaah, Qiblah Compass, and installation instructions.
Change appearance and simplify the view
Select the palette button at the top of My Salaah to choose from the available colour themes, including the adaptive day-to-night option. A selected theme is applied immediately. Use Quiet mode when you want a more minimal timetable; it hides secondary information. Return to My Salaah and select Turn off whenever you want the fuller view back.
Share today's timetable
Choose Share in the Share times section. On desktop this copies the day's timetable to the clipboard so it can be pasted into a message or note. On a phone, the device may offer its usual sharing choices. Always check the destination and pasted text before sending it.
Add Salah Times to your home screen
On Android, open the browser menu and select Add to Home screen or Install app. On iPhone, use the browser's Share button and select Add to Home Screen.
Direction of prayer
Qiblah Compass
Open My Salaah and select Open beside Qiblah Compass. The first screen explains that the feature uses your phone's location and compass to find the direction of the Ka'bah. Select Start compass, then grant location and compass access when your device asks. Hold the phone flat, keep it away from metal objects, and move it in a figure-eight if your device requests calibration. For the most accurate results, calibrate the phone before activating the compass.
Personal records
Track Qaza Salaah
Open My Salaah, then choose Turn on or Manage beside Qaza Salaah. Start by selecting your school of thought and activating the tracker. The outstanding-balance area records the number of rak'ahs still outstanding for each prayer. Use Completed one after making up a prayer, or use the manual-entry section to record missed prayers for a chosen date.
The Qaza area also provides an optional starting balance and separate personal notes for Sunnah and Nafl rak'ahs. Use Download backup for a JSON backup or Download CSV sheet for a spreadsheet-friendly copy. Keep these files in a secure place; they contain your private personal record. If you restore a backup, make sure it is one you created and recognise.
Tilawah
Read and listen to the Quran
Select the Quran card from the timetable, located toward the bottom. The Quran library contains all 114 surahs. Use the Search field to filter by surah name or number, and use the Reciter list to select your preferred voice before opening a surah. Each card provides the English and Arabic name, ayah count, and Makki or Madani classification.
Use the player
Select a surah card to open the player at the first ayah. The controls below the ayah let you go to the previous or next ayah, play or pause recitation, save a bookmark, and move through playback with the timeline. Select the options button to adjust repeat count, playback speed, Arabic text size, translation visibility, focus mode, and range repeat.
Small screens
Mobile use at a glance
The mobile layout keeps the essential controls within reach. The date arrows sit beside the date at the top of the page, and the full-width prayer cards make beginning and Jama'ah times easy to scan. Use the same My Salaah button to change settings; the functions are the same as on desktop, but panels are arranged for a narrower screen.
| Task | On mobile |
|---|---|
| Change date | Tap the left or right arrow beside the date. |
| Choose a masjid | Tap My Salaah, search, and select a result. |
| Use the compass | Open My Salaah and allow permissions after selecting Start compass. |
| Add the site to the home screen | Use the browser menu on Android or the Share menu on iPhone. |
| Read Quran | Tap the Quran card, search or choose a surah, then use the player controls. |
The Quran library becomes a compact two-column list of surah cards, with search and reciter selection at the top. This lets you find a surah and begin listening without leaving the mobile-friendly interface.
If something is not working
Quick troubleshooting
No timetable after choosing Calculated Times
Return to Location & Calculation and confirm that a valid location has been saved. If location-based setup does not work, use the manual-coordinate option.
Published Jama'ah times look unfamiliar
Verify the selected masjid in My Salaah; the active choice is shown below the search field.
Share does not open a system share sheet
Try pasting into a message or note. On desktop, Share copies the day's timetable to the clipboard.
Qiblah Compass stays on the permission screen
Use a phone with location and compass support, then verify the browser permissions for location and motion or orientation.
Quran audio does not start
Check the device volume and your network connection, then try Play again.
Safety and privacy reminders
Saved choices are stored on the device. Treat downloaded Qaza backups as private personal files. Grant location or compass permissions only when you want to use location-based calculated times or the Qiblah Compass, and review the browser's permission indicators if you later wish to revoke access.
Review scope
This guide reflects hands-on review of the public interface at api.thetested.co.uk on 21 August 2026. The live Qiblah direction itself was not verified in the desktop testing environment because it requires mobile device sensors. Time values and masjid availability can change according to the active date and selected source.
Keep this handy
Quick reference
| You want to... | Start here | Then... |
|---|---|---|
| View another day | Date arrows | Use the left and right arrows beside the date. |
| Choose a local masjid | My Salaah | Search by masjid or town, then select a result. |
| Calculate times from your location | Timetable source or My Salaah | Choose Calculated Times and save location and rules. |
| Change the visual theme | My Salaah | Open the palette and select a theme. |
| Share today's times | My Salaah | Select Share, then paste or use your device's share flow. |
| Find Qiblah | My Salaah | Open Qiblah Compass and grant permissions. |
| Keep a Qaza record | My Salaah | Turn on Qaza Salaah and use balances or manual entry. |
| Read or listen to Quran | Quran card | Search or select a surah and use the player. |