http://abcnews.go.com/International/ramadan-iphone-apps-muslim-faithful/story?id=11391956
Need help with the holy month? There's an app for that ... a few, actually. For the hundreds of millions of Muslims observing Ramadan, a month of fasting that is one of the five pillars of the faith, a round of high-tech solutions has emerged for remembering prayer times, browsing an electronic Quran and even pointing oneself toward Mecca with the help of a GPS. Islamic applications for the iPhone and iPad are abundant. The Qibla Compass Pro points a red arrow toward the Kaaba, the shrine in Saudi Arabia considered most sacred in Islam. Muslims are instructed to pray five times a day in its direction. Another app, the iQuran, comes with "verse by verse recitation and full text search" of the Muslim holy book. An app called the Daily Dua -- dua being a prayer of supplication -- is made especially for Ramadan. It offers hadiths, or sayings of the Prophet Mohammed, and reminds users of the obligatory charity tax, or zakat, that Muslims are required to donate to the poor.
