اوقات Awqāt: Islamic Prayer Times

اوقات Awqāt (ow-kawt) means “times” in Arabic/Farsi. “Prayer times” in English then translates to اوقات نماز “awqāt namaaz” in Farsi. Awqāt displays Islamic prayer times based on the positions of the sun and the moon using a digital sundial to visualize sunrise, zenith, sunset, and twilight sky positions. Awqāt is the most beautiful Islamic prayer time app on the app store.

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Awqāt: Islamic prayer time software

اوقات Awqāt (ow-kawt)

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اوقات Awqāt

The late afternoon prayer, Asr, in Jerusalem, Palestine at 4:25pm
The late afternoon prayer, Asr, in Jerusalem, Palestine at 4:25pm

Mosque prayer time display research. The displays are not integrated into the architecture nor the craftsmanship of the mosque. They lack spirit.
Mosque prayer time display research. The displays are not integrated into the architecture nor the craftsmanship of the mosque. They lack spirit.

Sun position visual research. This method of visualizing Islamic prayer times is based on the method of visualizing civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight. As displayed, Islamic prayer times share a causal relationship with the concept of twilight. Awqāt is the first time this method has been programmatically calculated and visualized for Islamic prayer times.
Sun position visual research. This method of visualizing Islamic prayer times is based on the method of visualizing civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight. As displayed, Islamic prayer times share a causal relationship with the concept of twilight. Awqāt is the first time this method has been programmatically calculated and visualized for Islamic prayer times.

The evening prayer, Maghrib, in Kabul, Afghanistan at 5:42pm
The evening prayer, Maghrib, in Kabul, Afghanistan at 5:42pm

This object is an analog prayer time display found at a local Bay Area mosque. The prayer times are manually adjusted when congregational prayer times change; the numbers are stored in the box at the base of the display.
This object is an analog prayer time display found at a local Bay Area mosque. The prayer times are manually adjusted when congregational prayer times change; the numbers are stored in the box at the base of the display.

Analog clock prayer time displays found at mosques across the Bay Area. Occasionally non-operative, yet true to the character and integrity of the environment.
Analog clock prayer time displays found at mosques across the Bay Area. Occasionally non-operative, yet true to the character and integrity of the environment.

Awqāt is available on the Apple app store.
Awqāt is available on the Apple app store.

Berkeley, January 2024

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