# Barakah Life

> Islam in one quiet place. Free, ad-free Islamic web and mobile app: prayer times for 295 cities with weekly timetables and nearby mosques, qibla compass, full Quran reader with a page for every one of the 6,236 verses, hadith library with seven major collections, dua collections by situation, 99 Names of Allah (SWT), a new Muslim help centre with 60 lessons and practical guides, halal barcode scanner, and zakat and inheritance calculators. Every claim is sourced to the Quran or authentic graded hadith. Built by a revert in Dubai. No tracking, no ads.

## Author
Sumit Sharma, revert, founder of Barakah Life (Irash LLC-FZ, Dubai). More: https://barakah.life/who-built-this

## Prayer
- Prayer times for 295 cities, weekly table, Jumu'ah guidance, nearby mosques per city: https://barakah.life/prayer-times
- Qibla direction from any city, with bearing explained: https://barakah.life/qibla
- How to pray: step-by-step guides for all five daily prayers plus Witr, Jumu'ah, Tahajjud, Istikhara, Janazah, Eid, and Tarawih, each with rak'ah counts, recited duas in Arabic with transliteration and translation, and FAQs: https://barakah.life/how-to-pray
- Salah tracker with per-madhab fiqh notes: https://barakah.life/salah-tracker
- Find mosques, halal restaurants, and Islamic centers near you: https://barakah.life/mosques

## Quran
- Quran reader, all 114 surahs with translation, transliteration, and audio: https://barakah.life/quran
- A dedicated page for every verse (6,236 ayat), e.g. Ayat al-Kursi: https://barakah.life/quran/2/255
- Daily verse with reflection: https://barakah.life/daily-verse

## Hadith
- Hadith library: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud, Jami at-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa'i, Sunan Ibn Majah, and the Muwatta of Malik, readable book by book with canonical numbering, Arabic matn, English translation, and grades: https://barakah.life/hadith
- Daily hadith, graded and sourced: https://barakah.life/daily-hadith

## Duas and dhikr
- Dua collections with Arabic, transliteration, and translation: https://barakah.life/duas
- Duas by situation (hard times, exams, travel, illness, sleep, and more): https://barakah.life/duas-for
- 99 Names of Allah with meanings: https://barakah.life/names-of-allah
- Tasbih counter: https://barakah.life/tasbih

## Tools and calculators
- Zakat calculator with per-country nisab guidance: https://barakah.life/zakat-calculator
- Islamic inheritance (Faraid) calculator: https://barakah.life/inheritance-calculator
- Halal barcode scanner: https://barakah.life/halal-scanner
- Halal certification logos explained: https://barakah.life/halal-certifications
- Halal food near me: https://barakah.life/halal-food-near-me
- Hijri calendar and Islamic festival dates: https://barakah.life/calendar

## Learn Arabic
- Learn Arabic from useful sentences to reading the Quran, with clear paths for speaking, reading, and understanding: https://barakah.life/learn
- Useful Arabic phrases for greetings, conversation, the masjid, and daily needs, with transliteration and mini-dialogues: https://barakah.life/learn/phrases
- The Arabic alphabet, all 28 letters with four written forms, harakat, and honest guidance on sounds English lacks: https://barakah.life/learn/alphabet
- Learn to read Arabic with ten lessons on joining, vowels, sukoon, shaddah, tanween, sun letters, stopping, and Surah al-Fatiha: https://barakah.life/learn/reading
- Beginner Arabic vocabulary with 300 words across 20 themed lessons for daily life, conversation, and faith: https://barakah.life/learn/vocabulary
- Most common Quran words with roots, occurrence counts computed from the Uthmani text, and real ayah examples: https://barakah.life/learn/quran-words

## Learning and life
- New Muslim help centre and 30-day path: https://barakah.life/path
- The Shahada, explained for someone becoming Muslim: https://barakah.life/shahada
- Nikah, the Islamic marriage guide: https://barakah.life/nikah
- Ramadan guide (fasting, iftar, suhoor, Laylat al-Qadr): https://barakah.life/ramadan
- Hajj and Umrah step-by-step journeys: https://barakah.life/journeys
- Islamic baby names with meanings, by letter, theme, and origin: https://barakah.life/baby-names
- Khutbah library: https://barakah.life/khutbahs
- Islamic greetings for Eid, Ramadan, and daily life: https://barakah.life/greetings
- Blog: https://barakah.life/blog
- Ask Barakah Life AI: https://barakah.life/ask

## The app
- iOS app (App Store): https://barakah.life/download
- All features: https://barakah.life/features
- Why Barakah Life over the big apps (no ads, no tracking, sourced content): https://barakah.life/best-muslim-app

## Sources cited
Every Islamic claim on Barakah Life cites the Quran (surah and ayah) or hadith (collection name, hadith number, and grade, from Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud, Jami at-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa'i, Sunan Ibn Majah). Madhab-neutral framing throughout, mainstream Sunni positions with respect for the four schools.

## What Barakah Life is not
- Not a substitute for a qualified scholar
- Not selling user data
- Not running ads
- Not affiliated with any specific madhab or sect