Guides
Updated October 13, 2026
Finding a masjid near you or on a journey, matching your mosque’s prayer times, facing the Qibla and reading the Quran: step-by-step guides, with how NearMasjid helps.
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Mosques
How to add a missing mosque or fix a wrong one
Help others find your masjid by adding it or correcting its details.
The best mosque finder apps for iPhone (2026)
Four apps that find mosques, and which one fits how you pray and travel.
How to find a mosque near you on iPhone
The fastest way to see the mosques around you, with distances and directions.
How to find mosques with a women’s prayer space
Filter the mosque map to places with a women’s prayer area.
How to find wheelchair-accessible mosques
Show only the mosques with known wheelchair access.
Travel
Prayer times
Hanafi vs standard Asr time, explained
Why two apps can show Asr almost an hour apart.
Prayer times in UK summer and high latitudes
Why summer Fajr and Isha go strange in the UK, and the rules that fix it.
The London Unified Prayer Timetable, explained
Why London’s printed mosque timetable doesn’t match prayer apps, and how to use it.
Why prayer times differ between apps and mosques
The four settings that make one app’s Fajr 20 minutes different from another’s.
Qibla
Quran
Read the Kanzul Iman translation on iPhone
Kanzul Iman under every ayah, in Urdu, English or Roman Urdu.
Khazain-ul-Irfan tafsir with Kanzul Iman on iPhone
The tafsir notes that accompany Kanzul Iman, under each ayah.
Madinah vs Indo-Pak mushaf: what’s the difference?
Why the Quran you learned from looks different from the one in the masjid.
App help
How to get adhan notifications on iPhone
Get the adhan at each prayer time, and mute it for any prayer.
The best way to use a mosque finder on iPad
What changes on the bigger screen, from the map to the mushaf.
How to add a prayer times widget to your iPhone
Your mosque’s next prayer on your Home Screen and Lock Screen.
Every mosque near you, and on your way
NearMasjid shows nearby mosques on a map or a list, lists every mosque along your drive with Plan Route, and keeps your mosque’s next prayer on your Home Screen.
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