Set the location for automatic times
Prayer timesFor automatic prayer times, the Studio needs to know where your mosque is. You choose the place from Diyanet's location directory. The times then arrive fresh for this place every day.
Set or change the location
- Step 1: In the Studio, open Prayer times.
- Step 2: Under Setup, in the Location row, click Set or Change.
- Step 3: Select the Country, then the Region, then the City. Each list only appears once the previous one has been chosen. You can search in every list.
- Step 4: Click Save.
The page then shows the times for the chosen place. When you set things up for the first time, the same selection appears right at the top of the page.
Good to know
- In Germany, the Region is the federal state, for example North Rhine-Westphalia. You choose the city in the third list.
- If your town isn't in the list, choose the nearest one.
- The time zone follows the country. You don't need to set it.
- The change between summer and winter time is already included in Diyanet's times.
How to tell when the times were last updated
The top of the page shows where the times come from, for example “Diyanet · Köln · Updated 04:00”. “Updated” is the time at which the times were last synchronised with Diyanet. Below that, the Today band shows the day's times, and below that, Coming days shows the following days.
Related articles
- Choose the time source: automatic or manualPrayer times either come automatically from Diyanet for your location every day, or you enter them yourself. Here's how to choose and switch the time source.
- Why do our times differ from other calendars?Automatic times come unchanged from Diyanet. Other calendars and apps follow other rules. That's why the times differ, often noticeably in summer.
More on “Prayer times”
- Enter prayer times yourselfIn “Manual” mode, you enter the times day by day for the current month and the next two. Here's how it works and what to watch out for.
- Change the prayer names on the screenIn the Studio, the prayers have names in the Studio's language; the screen shows the names your community sets. Here's how to change them under “Names on the screen”.
- Which prayers does the screen show?Which prayers appear depends on your community's umbrella organisation. This article also explains why the board doesn't show sunrise.
- Why does the screen show “--:--” instead of a time?“--:--” means there's no prayer time for today. Usually no time source has been chosen, or in “Manual” mode, today's entry is missing.
- Are the prayer times correct without internet?Yes. Every screen stores the prayer times for the coming weeks and shows them correctly even without a connection, right past midnight.
Still have questions?
Write to us at info@sadaqa-now.de and include the name of your community. That way we can help you as quickly as possible.
