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  • markaz

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  • 30 June 2026 - latest/stable

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Your daily deen companion, helping to guide you on the right path

Markaz - The Centre of Your Deen!

Never miss a prayer again. Markaz calculates accurate prayer times using proven astronomical formulas and works entirely offline to deliver reliable prayer times wherever you are.

🕌 Precise Prayer Times • All five daily prayers plus Sunrise, Duha, Qiyam al-Layl and Tahajjud • Live countdown to the next prayer so you're always prepared • More than 20 internationally recognised calculation methods (Muslim World League, Umm Al-Qura, ISNA, Egyptian, and more), plus a fully customisable method for your own angles • Hanafi and Shafi'i juristic schools support • Browse past and future dates with a built-in date picker • Hijri (Islamic) calendar date display • 12-hour or 24-hour time format support

📖 The Holy Quran & Audio • Read the entire Quran with beautiful typography and translations • High-quality audio recitations with integrated media controls • Resume reading or listening exactly where you left off

📚 Learn How to Pray • Step-by-step interactive Salah walkthroughs with an animated 3D guide, synced Quran recitation, transliteration, and translation • A growing library of authentic guides covering Wudu & purification, congregational prayer, and the fundamentals of Salah

📿 Tasbih & Dhikr • A beautiful digital tasbih counter to track your daily dhikr and adhkar, wherever you are

💡 Daily Inspiration • Start your day with a brand new "Ayah of the Day" • Beautiful "Daily Dawah" (Authentic Hadiths and Islamic quotes) dynamically updated every day

🧭 Qibla Compass • Built-in compass shows the precise direction to the Kaaba from your location • Real-time bearing readout in degrees

🗺️ Find Places • Easily discover nearby halal restaurants and masjids on a beautiful, interactive map • Stay informed with real-time updates, special offers, and announcements posted directly by place owners • Claim and manage your own business, share updates, and connect with the community

📍 Flexible Location • Automatic GPS detection • Search for any city worldwide • Enter coordinates manually for maximum precision and privacy

🐧 Native Linux Experience • System Tray Integration: Keep Markaz running quietly in the background via your desktop's System Tray (AppIndicator support) for instant access without cluttering your dock • Seamless Media Controls: Control Quran audio playback natively using your keyboard's media keys or your desktop environment's sound menu via MPRIS integration • Beautiful Desktop UI: A fully responsive, beautifully crafted desktop interface that adapts perfectly to your monitor size and supports native GTK/Linux dark modes

🔔 Prayer Notifications • Get notified for each prayer with beautiful adhan sounds from Makkah, Madinah, Al-Aqsa, and many more • Customise notification mode per prayer - sound, vibration, or silent

🎨 Beautiful & Adaptive Design • Dynamic animated weather backgrounds that reflect real conditions • Dark, Light, or System-matched theme • Fully supports multiple languages, including Right-to-Left language support • Cloud sync your preferences seamlessly across devices • Choose which prayers to show or hide on your dashboard

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