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Introducing Islamica: A Digital Ramadan Assistant

A free, web-based tool to help track prayers, fasting, and Islamic learning during Ramadan

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"Islamica is a simple Islamic companion app that helps with worship tracking and includes educational features to support your daily spiritual practice during Ramadan and beyond."

As-salamu alaykum! I’m pleased to introduce Islamica - a free, web-based tool designed to help with daily worship tracking and Islamic learning during Ramadan.

Why I Built Islamica

Maintaining consistent worship during Ramadan involves tracking multiple elements: prayer times, fasting, Qur’an reading, and personal spiritual goals. Having these organized in one place can be helpful.

Islamica is a straightforward digital assistant that combines worship tracking with educational features. It’s designed to help you keep track of your daily practices without adding complexity to your routine.

Islamica prayer times interface showing Fajr and Dhuhr prayer cards with beautiful Islamic artwork

What Islamica Offers

📊 Simple Progress Tracking

Islamica helps you track your spiritual practices with visual progress indicators. You can see your prayer consistency, fasting streaks, and Qur’an reading progress over time.

  • Track completed prayers with simple checkmarks
  • Monitor streaks for prayers, fasting, and Qur’an reading
  • View your progress with basic charts and counters
  • Optional motivational elements that you can enable if helpful

📿 Complete Worship Tracking

Prayer Tracker

  • Track all five daily prayers (Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha)
  • Plus optional Tahajjud and Witr
  • Accurate prayer times based on your location
  • Multiple calculation methods (ISNA, MWL, Umm al-Qura, and more)
  • Qibla direction indicator

Fasting Tracker

  • Simple daily check-ins
  • Streak counter with milestone celebrations
  • Visual progress calendar
  • Makeup days calculator
  • Travel mode adjustments

Spiritual Tools

  • Daily intention setting
  • Qur’an reading tracker with progress visualization
  • Good deeds logger
  • Du’a collections for different times
  • Verse of the Day with translation and tafsir

99 Names of Allah learning interface with Arabic calligraphy

🧩 Educational Features

Islamica includes several learning modules to support your Islamic knowledge:

Islamic Word Puzzles Daily word-based exercises using Islamic terminology to help reinforce vocabulary.

Verse Matching Match Qur’anic verse beginnings to endings, with translations and brief context.

Hadith Study Short reflections on selected hadith with comprehension questions.

99 Names of Allah Learn Allah’s beautiful names with Arabic text, transliteration, and meanings.

Seerah Segments Brief segments covering key events from the Prophet’s (PBUH) life.

🌙 Additional Features

For Travelers: Travel mode option for prayer and fasting adjustments.

Offline Support: Core tracking functions work offline after initial setup. Prayer time calculations and some content require internet connectivity.

Dhikr counter interface with SubhanAllah, Alhamdulillah, and Allahu Akbar options

Design and Content

Islamica features a clean interface with:

  • Islamic-inspired design elements integrated throughout
  • Color palette of teals, golds, and neutral tones
  • Dark mode for low-light use
  • Sourced content - Qur’an translations and hadith from recognized sources

The interface aims to be straightforward and respectful, with encouraging reminders rather than pressure.

How It Works

Your First Day with Islamica

Morning (Fajr time)

  • Receive a notification for prayer time (if enabled)
  • Check off Fajr prayer
  • Set your daily intention
  • Read the Verse of the Day (optional)

Throughout the Day

  • Track each prayer as you complete it
  • Log activities as needed
  • Use learning features when convenient

Evening

  • Mark evening prayers complete
  • Log your fast status
  • View your daily summary

Weekly

  • Review your week’s progress
  • See prayers completed and fasts tracked
  • Review any patterns or gaps

Features for the Last 10 Nights

During the last 10 nights, Islamica includes:

  • Relevant du’as for these blessed nights
  • Additional reminders (optional)
  • Focus on night worship tracking

Free to Use

Islamica is currently free to use with no subscriptions or paywalls. All core features are accessible without payment.

This project is offered as a service to the Muslim community.

Works on Multiple Devices

Islamica is a Progressive Web App (PWA):

  • No app store needed - access via web browser
  • Can be installed to your home screen for quick access
  • Offline capable - core features work without internet after initial load
  • Cross-platform - works on iOS, Android, and desktop browsers

Note: Some features like prayer time calculations require initial internet connectivity to load location data.

Privacy Approach

Islamica stores data locally:

  • Data stored in browser using localStorage
  • No account required - no email or password needed
  • Period tracking encrypted locally if used
  • Data export available as JSON
  • No external analytics on personal worship data
  • User-controlled - data can be cleared at any time

Note: Like all web applications, basic server logs may record page visits for maintenance purposes.

Try Islamica This Ramadan

Ramadan 2026 is approaching. Islamica may be helpful if you:

  • Want a simple way to track daily prayers and fasting
  • Appreciate having Islamic learning content in one place
  • Prefer digital tools for organization
  • Are looking for basic progress tracking

Islamica is available for anyone to try.

Ready to Start?

Visit islamica.me to explore the platform.

You can set up your location for prayer times and explore the features before Ramadan begins.


Planned Improvements

Future updates may include:

  • Data export functionality
  • Expanded Qur’an tracking
  • Arabic language support
  • Additional content and features

Check back periodically for updates.


A Note From Me

Islamica was built with care and the intention of providing a helpful tool for Muslims during Ramadan. I hope it proves useful in organizing daily worship practices.

May Allah accept all sincere efforts during this blessed month.

Ameen.


“Verily, with hardship comes ease.” - Qur’an 94:6


Visit Islamica: islamica.me

Questions or Feedback?: Contact me via the contact form.

James Williams
Dr James Williams
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