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Onceyou click 'Notification' this should automatically trigger a test notification too. If this option is already selected, please select 'Silent' > close & re-open the app > select 'Notification'. If you do not receive a test notification the issue has not been fixed. Please follow the steps above carefully again or contact us via email or Twitter DMs.

Android users - some phones have a 'battery saving' feature that reduces the activity of apps in the background, resulting in missed notifications or the arrival of all notifications at once. You may be able to adjust these settings to 'allow' Pillars not to be included. Alternatively you can turn off this battery saving feature completely (this may not be an option). It's also likely that over time your phone will 'learn' that you regularly use the app and therefore begin to show you prompt notifications (however this may take some time).

You can now do a test to check whether the adhan is now functioning. To do this navigate to the Prayer page > select a prayer time > click 'Adthan'. You should see a test notification & adhan being played (if it's already selected try selecting another option, close the app and then select 'Adhan' again). If you do not hear the adhan the issue has not been fixed. Please go through the above steps carefully and ensure you've done them all. Otherwise, please contact us via email or Twitter DMs.

Apple - unfortunately, Apple have a limit on the amount of time a notification can play sound (e.g. the athan). Therefore, we've had to cut the athan to only the first part. We hope that Apple will remove this limit in the future but for now this is our only option.

This usually occurs when notifications are switched off for Pillars in the main Settings app on your phone. Please ensure this is on to allow the notification toggle to be switched on in the Pillars app.

The prayer times on the Pillars app are calculated using two factors: your location and the calculation method (methodology) selected in the settings page. If these are the same then the prayer timetable you are comparing our app against should be exactly the same.

Therefore, the most likely explanation of differences in prayer times are differences in location (e.g. if you live in a different part of the city to your mosque despite the same methodology you might encounter slight variations between the app and timetable), or that the methodology of your current prayer timetable is different than the one selected in the app.

What should I do then? The safest option is to ask your local imam regarding the preferred calculation method. If the option isn't available on the Pillars app it most likely will be coming soon but you should use your local prayer time as directed by your imam in the meantime! We will also be including mosque prayer times on the app in the future inshaAllah.

We are aware that our app does not yet cover all the different calculation methods for different regions of the world. This is one of our main priorities for upcoming updates to ensure the app is accessible by all.

There are differences in how Fajr & Isha prayer times are calculated (e.g. some use a specific angles, other use fixed periods of time after Maghrib). In this case, the most likely reason is a difference in the angles used to calculate Fajr & Isha.

The safest approach is to speak to your local mosque's imam and ask about the opinion / methodology you follow. This may match an option already available in the Pillars app. We are looking to add more calculation method options, custom angles adjustments and time adjustments to ensure more people have their preferences available on the app.

The app regularly updates the location and re-calculates prayer times accordingly. However, this can sometimes take a while to occur / refresh. We're working on changes to help make this more seamless.

Yes, inshaAllah. Whilst we don't yet have a release date this has been an extremely popular request. A recent poll showed around 32% of Pillars users have an Apple watch too. As a result, we've decided to move this feature up our roadmap.

Instead, we highly recommend you checkout Tarteel.AI. We are in regular contact with their founders and are working closely to support one another and ensure our apps can fulfil our community's needs to the best of our abilities.

Whilst we consider it a huge honour for individuals and even companies to financially support Pillars, we took a decision early on in our launch not to accept donations. There are a number of reasons for this but we will highlight three for now:

It can sometimes take a short while for your widget to update once you've changed your location (even if your app has updated). We're working on ways to increase the rate that the widget refreshes to ensure you have the most accurate prayer times for your location all the time. However, you can manually update your widget by quitting the Pillars app and relaunching it.

If you are looking at your widget after Isha time you may notice that the Fajr time at the top (indicating Fajr for the next day) is different from the Fajr time at the bottom of the widget (Fajr time for current day). This is because the Fajr at the top indicates the time for the next day whereas the Fajr time at the botton indicates the time for the current day sometimes resulting in a few minutes difference.

At the moment, the app will indicate the calculated Islamic date. However, this can differ by 1/2 days from your calendar due to a number of factors (e.g. differences in calculations and sightings of the moon). For example, the calendar will change days at midnight rather than at Maghrib. inshaAllah we will soon allow individuals to adjust their calendar by 1/2/3 days in the settings page to ensure it aligns exactly with their current calendars.

The athan[a] ([ʔaˈaːn], Arabic: أَذَان, romanized: adhān) is the first Islamic call to prayer, usually recited by a muezzin at five times of the day in a mosque, traditionally from a minaret. The adhan is also the first thing recited in the ear of a newborn baby. It is often the first thing recited in a new home.[3]

It is the first call summoning Muslims to enter the mosque for obligatory (fard) prayers (salawat); a second call, known as the iqama, summons those already in the mosque to line up for prayer. Muslims are encouraged to stop their activities and respond to the adhan by performing the prescribed prayer, demonstrating reverence for the call to prayer and commitment to their faith.[4]

The muezzin is chosen for his ability in reciting the adhan clearly, melodically, and loudly enough for all people to hear. This is one of the important duties in the mosque, as his companions and community rely on him in his call for Muslims to come to pray in congregation.[10] The Imam leads the prayer five times a day. The first muezzin in Islam was Bilal ibn Rabah, a freed slave of Abyssinian heritage.[11][12]

Repeating the two testimonies of faith is recommended according to the Shafi'i school. The first time should be said in low voice to oneself, and the second should be called out; this was the practice of the people of Mecca.[13] The Maliki school uses the same adhan, except allāhu akbaru should only be said twice in the beginning; this was the practice of the people of Medina. Both positions also use a narration in Sahih Muslim as evidence.[14]

Shia sources state Muhammad, according to God's command, ordered the adhan as a means of calling Muslims to prayer. Shia Islam teaches that no one else contributed, or had any authority to contribute, towards the composition of the adhan.[15][16][17]

The fundamental phrase lā ʾilāha ʾillā llāh is the foundation stone of Islam along with the belief in it. It declares that "there is no god but Allah". This is the confession of Tawhid or the "doctrine of Oneness [of God]".

The phrase Muḥammadun rasūlu -llāh fulfills the requirement that there should be someone to guide in the name of God, which states Muhammad is God's Messenger. This is the acceptance of prophethood or Nabuwat of Muhammad.

Muhammad declared Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor, at Ghadir Khumm, which was required for the continuation of his guidance. According to the hadith of the pond of Khumm, Muhammad stated that "Of whomsoever I am the authority, Ali is his authority". Hence, it is recommended to recite the phrase ʿalīyun walī -llāh ("Ali is His [God's] Authority").

Adhan reminds Muslims of these three Islamic teaching Tawhid, Nabuwat and Imamate before each prayer. These three emphasise devotion to God, Muhammad and Imam, which are considered to be so linked together that they can not be viewed separately; one leads to other and finally to God.

The phrase is optional to some Shia as justified above. They feel that Ali's Walayah ("Divine Authority") is self-evident, a testification and need not be declared. However, the greatness of God is also taken to be self-evident, but Muslims still declare Allāhu ʾakbar to publicize their faith. This is the reason that the most Shia give for the recitation of the phrase regarding Ali.

Sunnis believe that the adhan was not written or said by the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, but rather by one of his companions. Abdullah ibn Zayd, a companion of Muhammad, reportedly had a vision in his dream, in which the adhan was revealed to him by God. He related this to his companions; later, this news reached Muhammad, who confirmed it. Because of his stunning voice, Muhammad chose a freed Habeshan slave by the name of Bilal ibn Rabah al-Habashi to make the call for prayers. Muhammad preferred the call over the use of bells, used by Christians, and horns, used by Jews.[15][16][18]

During the Friday prayer (Salat al-Jumu'ah), there is one adhan but some Sunni Muslims increase it to two adhans; the first is to call the people to the mosque, the second is said before the Imam begins the khutbah (sermon). Just before the prayers start, someone amongst the praying people recites the iqama as in all prayers. The basis for this is that at the time of the Caliph Uthman he ordered two adhans to be made, the first of which was to be made in the marketplace to inform the people that the Friday prayer was soon to begin, and the second adhan would be the regular one held in the mosque. Not all Sunnis prefer two adhans as the need for warning the people of the impending time for prayer is no longer essential now that the times for prayers are well known.[citation needed]

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