Thaqalayn Shia Quran & Hadith App
The Shia companion, from Fajr to Isha.
Read the Quran, 38,000+ hadith of the Ahl al-Bayt and the duas you return to. Pray on time, face the Qibla and keep the days of the Hijri year, offline and in four languages.
Free on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Android
- surahs, with tafsir
- 114
- hadith of the Ahl al-Bayt
- 38,000+
- duas and ziyarat
- 70+
- occasions in the Hijri year
- 140+
Salah
Ja'fari prayer times, Adhan and Qibla
Prayer times worked out the Jaʿfarī way for wherever you are, with everything that comes before and after.
01
Times for where you are
Prayer times for your location, a countdown to the next prayer and the adhan when it comes in. Tick off each prayer as you pray it, and set an alarm to wake you before Fajr.
02
At home or away
Save your home, and Thaqalayn estimates whether you pray qaṣr or tamām wherever you are, with the rulings explained.
03
Face the Qibla
A compass that points to the Kaʿba, and to Karbala, Najaf, Mashhad and other shrines for ziyāra.
04
The best time to pray
See when each prayer’s fadilah ends and when it becomes qadha, then carry on with its taʿqībāt, nawāfil and aʿmāl.
Ṣalāt al-Āyāt
The prayer of signs, on time.
Thaqalayn finds the solar and lunar eclipses you will see from where you are, when each begins, peaks and ends and how much of the disc it covers, with the rulings for Ṣalāt al-Āyāt and an optional reminder.
The library
The Book, and the words of the Ahl al-Bayt.
All of it lives on your phone, so it opens at once and reads without a connection.
114 surahs
Quran
Uthmani or Indo-Pak script, word-by-word meanings, transliteration, translations in 10 languages and three English tafsirs.
24 books · 38,000+ hadith
Hadith
Al-Kāfī, Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh, Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām, Nahj al-Balāgha and more in Arabic and English, with the chain set apart and gradings from five scholars.
72 duas & ziyarat
Duas
Al-Ṣaḥīfa al-Sajjādiyya, Duʿāʾ Kumayl, Ziyārat ʿĀshūrāʾ and more, with transliteration and translations in 13 languages.
Hadith
Shia hadith in Arabic and English
Arabic and English side by side, the chain of narrators set apart from the text, and every grading explained.
The chain, set apart
The isnād sits apart from the text, and you can copy the text without it.
Verses that open
Tap a Quran reference inside a hadith to read the verse without leaving the page.
Gradings, explained
Tap a grading to see who graded it, in which book, and what the grade means.
Quran
Quran with translation and tafsir
Read each word with its meaning and transliteration beneath it, open any surah’s themes and merits, and keep a commentary beside the verse.
Surah details
Themes, other names, merits and word and letter counts for all 114 surahs.
Word by word
Each word’s meaning and transliteration, in English and 13 more languages to download.
Commentary
Three English commentaries beside the verse, among them Pooya and Mir Ahmed Ali and Nur al-Qur’an.
Search
Search Quran, hadith and duas offline
Search the Quran, hadith and duas together, even with no connection. When you are online and signed in, Ask the Thaqalayn answers your questions and names the verses and hadith it draws on.
Calendar
The Hijri year, day by day.
A Hijri and Gregorian calendar with more than 140 wiladāt, martyrdoms and days of remembrance. The date turns at Maghrib, as the Islamic day does, and moves a day or two to match your moon sighting, with reminders before the days that matter.
Hadith of the Day
A new hadith each day, in your language and with its source. Share it as an image, or look back at the days before.
Tasbīḥ
Count your dhikr with a tap and choose from twelve gemstone beads. On Apple Watch, the count keeps in step with your phone.
Reading
Read by day or by night.
Choose light, sepia or dark, size the Arabic and the translation separately, and read in Uthmani or Indo-Pak script.
Light
Sepia
Dark
Languages
In your language.
Use Thaqalayn in English, Arabic, Urdu or Persian, laid out right to left where the script is, with the numerals you prefer.
English
العربية
اردو
فارسی
Widgets & Apple Watch
Prayer times at a glance.
Countdowns, prayer times, the Hadith of the Day and upcoming events on your Home Screen and Lock Screen, and on Apple Watch, with a tasbīḥ that stays in step with your phone.
Free, without ads
No subscriptions and no ads. Thaqalayn is kept going by donations to a not-for-profit foundation.
Support the foundationWorks offline
The whole library installs with the app, so you can read and search anywhere.
With you on every device
Sign in and your bookmarks, notes, reading progress and prayer tracking follow you.
Frequently asked questions
Is Thaqalayn free?
Yes. Thaqalayn is free, with no ads or subscriptions. Donations to the not-for-profit foundation support its development.
What works without an internet connection?
You can read and search the Quran, hadith and duas offline. Downloading additional translations, syncing between devices and using Ask the Thaqalayn require an internet connection.
Do I need an account?
You can read, search and use prayer times without an account. Sign in to sync your bookmarks, notes, reading progress and prayer tracking across devices, or to use Ask the Thaqalayn.
How are prayer times calculated?
Prayer times are calculated for your location using the Jaʿfarī method by default. You can change the calculation method and angles in the app’s prayer settings.
Which hadith books are included?
The library includes al-Kāfī, Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh, Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām, Nahj al-Balāgha and other Shia collections, with Arabic text and English translations.
Which devices can I use?
Thaqalayn is available for iPhone, iPad and Android. The companion Apple Watch app shows prayer times and includes a tasbīḥ counter that syncs with your iPhone.
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Free on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Android
- iPhone and iPad: iOS 16.4 or later
- Apple Watch: watchOS 11 or later
- Android 7.0 or later