When does Ramadan start, best apps for fasting month 2023

Ramadan starts on Thursday 23 March and for many Muslims that means a time of reflection and fraternization. This month of fasting can help your Android phone. Read here what your smartphone and Ramadan may have to do with each other.

What exactly is Ramadan?

Reflection, purification and fasting: that is what Ramadan is all about. Muslims do not eat or drink anything between sunrise and sunset. Having sex and smoking are also not allowed at that time. During Ramadan, the life of Muslims is dominated by charity, generosity and togetherness. Family and friends visit each other during Ramadan. Especially after sunset, because then they can enjoy food and drinks together during the iftar.

When is Ramadan?

There is no fixed date when Ramadan starts. It depends on the moon phase. This year, Ramadan will probably start on Thursday morning, March 23, 2023 and end on Thursday evening, April 20, 2023. Eid al Fitr (the sugar fest) will start on Friday, April 21.

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Who participates in Ramadan?

There are probably just under a million Muslims living in the Netherlands, so that means that many people will be fasting and celebrating in the coming period. Not all Muslims participate, because there are exceptions (such as pregnant women, sick people and children up to the age of 11), but the majority is there. However, it is not just a party: it is also a very personal experience.

Ramadan apps on play store

In Google’s Play Store you will find countless apps to help during the fasting month or that can also teach you more about Islam and help with prayer in addition to the fasting month. We list a few for you:

1.Pillars: Prayer Times & Qibla

Pillars is a very nice and beautiful looking app that helps you keep track of your prayer times. In addition, a Kibla finder is built in, so you always know how to tackle your prayer and pray towards the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque in Mecca. The app also has a very handy widget, so you are not always disturbed by notifications, but can simply use the widget. Pillars is fairly new, but has become very popular at a rapid pace. Also handy: you can pause it when you menstruate.

Pillars: Prayer Times & Qibla

Pillars: Prayer Times & Qibla

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2. Daily Supplements

With Daily Supplications you have more than 300 Islamic Duaas and Hadiths for you to choose. The app keeps track of what you have already read or heard and especially during Ramadan, this app is extra practical to regularly remind yourself to do Duaas.

Daily Applications – Ramadan

Daily Applications – Ramadan

This app offers a huge variety of Islamic prayers and also offers reminders to help you make time for prayer. The app helps your connected ..

3. Miraj Islamic Stories & Games

If you want to teach your children more about Islam, this app will help you with all kinds of interactive stories, audiobooks, animations and games. Miraj Islamic Stories & Games is very suitable for children between 4 and 9 years old, although we must note that it is an English-language app.

Miraj Muslim Kids Books Games

Miraj Muslim Kids Books Games

Miraj Muslim Kids Books Games is an app designed to teach Muslim kids about their faith in a fun and engaging way. The app has all kinds of interactive ..

4.Daily Muslim

Daily Muslim is one of the most famous apps for Muslims. It is very useful because it has all kinds of features built in to help you practice Islam in daily life. In addition to prayer times, Duaas and a Qibla compass, you can also find a handy Zakat calculator in it. Zakat is part of purification and means that alms are given to the poor according to a certain percentage of your income. The Zakat calculator should make it a little easier for you to calculate what amount that is.

Daily Muslim

Daily Muslim

Daily Muslim is an app to help Muslims stay in touch with their faith. Or well, especially to ensure that they are reminded that it is ti ..

5. Athan Pro

Athan Pro is also a popular app among Muslims: there are said to be tens of millions of users. You can also find useful widgets for your prayer time in it, in addition to being able to read the full Quran (with translations) and quickly find the direction of the Kibla thanks to the handy compass. You can also find a map with the locations of mosques and halal restaurants in this app. Specifically during Ramadan, you will also find the fasting times in it and of course when the sugar fest takes place, so that you can celebrate exactly on the minute. The app is also available in Dutch, which makes this a very good tip for many Muslims.

Athan Pro – Prayer Times Azan

Athan Pro – Prayer Times Azan

Athan Pro is an app that is mostly famous for being all in one too. Like Daily Muslim and Pillars, you can find a lot of things about Islam in it..

Looking for even more apps? So be sure to read our article on ramadan 2022because it is also packed with useful apps, including Muslim Pro Ramadan and Ramadan Calendar.

Do you have any tips for useful apps for during or after Ramadan? Let us know below in the comments. Ramadhan Mubarak!

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