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ramadan kareem!

ahmedre — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:47:13 +0000

ramadan kareem! just for fun, here’s a list of some of the things i’ll be using this ramadan insha’Allah:

quran android – free, open source quran android application.
haramainrecordings – latest mp3s for salah at the haramain (including taraweeh!) these guys are awesome masha’Allah!
guidance for mac – know what time salah is with this useful tool on osx.

i want to remind myself and you guys to keep the ummah in our prayers, especially since many people are undergoing difficulties, war, tyranny, and so on…

quran android 1.3

ahmedre — Sat, 28 May 2011 10:57:38 +0000

al7amdulillah, quran android 1.3 has been released! new features include improved ui and graphics, better page scrolling, multiple translations, basic search, and more!

download it from the android market or check out the code on github!

quran android 1.2

ahmedre — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 21:31:34 +0000

in case you haven’t seen it, check out version 1.2 of quran android (released on december 23rd). you can see screenshots and a more detailed change log on hussein’s blog.

more features and improvements are in the pipeline. feel free to check out the code on github and let us know if you have any suggestions, thoughts, or contributions!

searching the quran on ios

ahmedre — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 03:31:22 +0000

just for fun, here’s an ios universal version of the quran search application.

screenshots:

ipad: 1 (shown above) and 2.
iphone: 1 and 2.

you can find the source code here (update: added a link to a tar download and removed the code from github since i am not really maintaining this – june 26th, 2011).

searching the quran on android

ahmedre — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:57:33 +0000

just for fun, i hacked together a simple prototype of quran search on android. in reality, it’s more close to the autocomplete transliteration demo that i did some time back. for now, it’s only transliteration search, but later on, it can be expanded to search other languages. ultimately, it should probably be integrated into quran android.

you can find the source here. (update: added a link to a tar download and removed the code from github since i am not really maintaining this – june 26th, 2011).

sheikh-ul-masha’Allah

ahmedre — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:50:31 +0000

in the words of wael:

“he is sheikh-ul-mashaAllah.”

suhur…

ahmedre — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:47:49 +0000

عسل و طحينه

ramadan in egypt – first impressions

ahmedre — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 06:59:13 +0000

salam 3alaikum -
first off, belated ramadan mubarak. i wanted to take a moment to write a bit about ramadan here in egypt.

the first note is that about the ambiance and overall mood – apartment buildings, masajid, and streets are all decorated for ramadan. cans of pepsi contain “ramadan mubarak” messages.

for those in the us, think of the overall ambiance around christmas time – it’s the same here during ramadan. in addition, you hear Quran almost everywhere you go – taxis and busses (which usually are either playing quran or music) are mostly playing Quran. the masajid are a lot more full. you’ll see people on trains reading Quran to pass time.

there is a lot of khair going on – “ma2idat ramadan,” or “ramadan tables,” provide food for the needy and the traveling during ramadan. the “shantet ramadan” (ramadan bag) project prepares a bag filled with rice and other necessary food items to feed a family and gives them to the needy.

many have told me that at iftar time, people walk around busy intersections and give food, dates, and water to those in their cars.

most masajid have taraweeh. friends have told me that some masajid have tahajjud from day 1.

anyhow – that’s it for now, insha’Allah will perhaps write more later.

walsalam 3alaikum.

quran android released!

ahmedre — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:49:12 +0000

ramadan kareem! just in time for ramadan, we’ve released the first version of Quran Android. download it and let us know what you think! the source code is on github.

“tomorrow is friday…”

ahmedre — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:01:35 +0000

(well, in reality, today is friday). in santa clara, sheikh mohamed used to give a short 3 minute reminder after isha on thursdays. each time, this reminder would start with the phrase, “tomorrow is friday,” after which he would remind us the virtues of salah on the Prophet (ﷺ) on fridays and would mention something from his sunnah.

one of the most beautiful du3as i used to always hear sheikh mohamed say was:

اللهم اجعل سرنا خيراً من علانيتنى، واجعل علانيتنا خيرا

“Allahuma aj3al sirana khayran min 3alaneyatina wa aj3al 3alaneyatina khayra” – the rough meaning of which is, “oh Allah, make what is hidden (from our actions, intentions, deeds, etc) better than what is latent and visible to people, and make what is visible to people good.” may Allah grant us all ikhlas – ameen!

happy friday!