BlackNGreen, founded in 2011 ,and renowned for its VAS innovationin over 50 countries, has launched an all new Islamic Mobile Application – ‘Ibadat’ for Android and iOS platforms.
According to the company, with this app users can listen to the Holy Quran with a host of special features and vibrant visuals.Prayer Alerts, Live Prayer Relay from Mecca, Prayer Compass, Virtual Tasbih and a collection of Islamic Wallpapers will help users connect with the merciful and always stay in touch with their spiritual side.
Commenting on the launch of Ibadat app, Rahul Gupta, Director – BlackNGreen said “Everybody wants to stay in touch with their religion but the constraints of everyday life keeps one away from it. This application is a sincere effort to empower a devout Muslim’s inclination towards his religion by enabling him withaccess to his religion over a smart phone. At the same time, we wanted to make sure that we were offering the most technologically superior application that is available in the markets.”
The Company has stated in its press note that Ibadat app has following salient features :
- The progressive text feature of this app allows the user to read along when the Quran is being read out over the application. The mapping of words to audio would now allow everyone to read the Quran irrespective of whether they can read Arabic or not.
- The adaptive streaming and caching technology employed to develop this app, will allow users to enjoy a great app experience even on networks that do not support high speed data.
- The prayer alert feature would automatically play out an Azan to remind the user of his prayer times. This happens automatically based on the user’s location with no manual inputs needed to set the local time. This is useful for travelers as the app would automatically set the prayer timings based on location. The prayer compass too is a handy tool while traveling as it lets the user know which direction to offer his prayers in.
“We have already seen the impact of our IVR based Islamic Portal across the world that has over 18 million users. We are now taking our next big leap by taking this experience to smartphone users globally. It would give us immense pleasure to touch the lives of millions across the world and offer them a platform to stay connected to Islam wherever they are. This is the reason we are offering this application absolutely free of cost to start with.” Rahul added.
Ibadat application is currently available for iOS and Android users. A Java version of this application would be rolled out soon. Users can download this application from www.ibadatapp.com/app or from Apple App Store/Google Play.
