Time to Pray

Time to Pray is a desktop utility designed to keep you informed about Islamic prayer times. Directly from your system tray, view a real-time countdown to the next prayer. The application proactively retrieves the monthly prayer schedule for your chosen location and caches the data for instantaneous reference. Stay on track with your prayer commitments, knowing the exact time remaining until the next call.

Features

• Real-time countdown to the next prayer, accessible from the system tray.
• Proactively fetches the monthly prayer schedule based on your configured location.
• Easy-to-access "Settings" dialog for configuring your preferred city and selecting your desired prayer times calculation method.
• Utilizes PyQt6 for a seamless user interface experience.

Setup & Installation

Using pip (Recommended)

pip install time-to-pray

After installation, you can run the application with:

time-to-pray

Manual Installation

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/omerbustun/time-to-pray.git

cd time-to-pray

2. Install Dependencies

Make sure you have Python installed. Then, install the required packages:

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Run

To run the application:

python src/main.py

Usage

Once launched, an icon will appear in your system tray. Right-click the icon to access the settings or hover to view the detailed countdown.

Configuration

The application uses the settings.json file for configuration. You can use the "Settings" dialog in the application or manually edit this file (not recommended). The configuration parameters are:

• city: The city you are located in.
• country: The country name or code (e.g., "tr" for Turkey).
• latitude & longitude: The geographical coordinates of your location. The application automatically fetches these from the API based on the specified city and country.
• method: The method used to calculate prayer times.

Acknowledgements

This project utilizes the Aladhan API to fetch prayer times. We are grateful to Aladhan.com for providing this valuable service to the community.

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 3 (GPLv3). See the LICENSE file for the full license text.