About this project

A free, quiet companion for daily practice in the Shia tradition. It brings together dhikr and du'a with their sources, Jafari prayer times, the Hijri calendar with its recommended fasts and the days of the Ahl al-Bayt, lessons on the path of remembrance, and tools for reflection and training the self.

It is meant to be returned to, not completed. A missed day costs nothing but that day: there are no points to lose, and a slip never resets a pathway.

Every text should tell you where it comes from, and what kind of text it is. These are the rules the site is written to, with sources used in this order:

1. The Qur'an, with surah and verse. A verse is kept distinct from any interpretation of it.
2. Narrations from the Prophet and the Ahl al-Bayt, naming the collection, such as Nahj al-Balagha, al-Kafi or Ghurar al-Hikam. Where a grading is shown, it says whose grading it is; being in a major collection is never treated as proof that a narration is sound.
3. Classical history and biography, such as Shaykh al-Mufid's Kitab al-Irshad. Where works give different dates or details, the page says so and calls them reports.
4. Devotional collections for du'a and ziyarat: Mafatih al-Jinan, al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya and established ziyarat. Where an attribution is uncertain, it says “attributed to”. A recommended act is never presented as an obligation.
5. Rulings are not given here. Questions of how an act must be done belong to your marja'.

Three kinds of text, kept apart

• Quoted exactly. The Qur'anic Arabic follows the Tanzil Uthmani text, with the Saheeh International translation. The full du'as, such as Kumayl and Abu Hamza al-Thumali, are reproduced from Mafatih al-Jinan.
• Explained for the app. The lessons, the notes on the stages of the self and the guidance on presence in prayer are written to explain the tradition, with their sources listed. They are explanation, not quotation.
• Exercises. Practices the app builds, such as the forty-day pathway or dividing your day, are exercises drawn from a teaching. They are not a transmitted practice in themselves.

Where the review stands

The quoted texts are reproduced from the sources named beside them. The explanatory texts are written with care and cited, and are still waiting for a full review by a qualified scholar. Until then, read them as study notes. Wording should never be invented for an Imam: a paraphrase is meant to be labelled as a summary, and where scholars differ or a report is uncertain, the page should say so. If you find a place where it does not, please report it below.

• Your practice is kept on your device by default.
• Without an account, nothing you do is sent to us.
• With an account, your progress and settings sync; your private writing syncs only if you turn it on.
• No adverts, no analytics, no tracking cookies, and nothing is sold.
• Your data is protected by the providers but is not end-to-end encrypted.

Read exactly what is stored and where →

Is it free?

Yes. There are no adverts, no subscriptions and nothing to buy.

Do I need an account?

No. Everything works without one, and your practice is kept on your own device. An account is only for keeping it safe and using it on more than one device.

Who is it for?

It is written in the Shia Ithna-Ashari tradition, for people who want to keep a daily practice of remembrance. Anyone is welcome to use it.

What does Jafari prayer time mean?

Prayer times calculated the way Shia (Ja'fari) jurisprudence sets them. The clearest difference is Maghrib, which is kept until the redness in the eastern sky has passed, a few minutes after sunset. For cities in the UK and Switzerland the times come from the najaf.org (Imam Ali Foundation) timetables; elsewhere they are calculated with the Shia Ithna-Ashari method. Where your mosque or your marja's office publishes a timetable, follow that.

Why might a Hijri date be a day out?

A month begins when the new moon is sighted, and communities sometimes differ by a day. The calendar can be shifted a day earlier or later to match yours, and everything that uses the date follows the shift.

Where do the texts come from?

Every dhikr, du'a and saying shows its source beside it. How sources are chosen is explained above.

Where is my practice stored?

In your browser, on your device. Clearing the site's data deletes it for good, so sign in if you want a copy kept with your account. The privacy page has the detail.

Can I get reminders on my phone?

Yes. Choose a date on the calendar, allow notifications, and sign in so reminders can arrive while the app is closed. On an iPhone this works once the site is added to the Home Screen.

Does it give religious rulings?

No. It explains and reminds; it does not issue rulings. For how an act is to be performed, follow your marja'.

If a text, a source, a translation or a date looks wrong, please say so. Email [email protected] with the page, what you noticed and, if you can, the source you are comparing it with. Every report is read, and the text is corrected where it is wrong.