Shia Ilm
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Shia Ilm

A free Android app that brings together the Shia hadith collections, the Quran with tafsir, duas and ziyārāt, prayer guides and times, and the practical laws, all kept on your phone. Arabic, English and Urdu. No account, no server.

  • 38,746 narrations on the phone
  • 74,156 with Wasāʾil al-Shīʿa
  • 4,890 rulings from two marājiʿ

Take the tourSee the widgets

Early testing. The app is being tested with a small group and is not in an app store yet. Questions or interest: contact@shiailm.com.
A narration from al-Kāfī with its gradings, Arabic and English
The home screen: Quran, Hadith, Duas, Salah, Rulings, Calendar and the hadith of the day
A page of the Quran in the Madinah mushaf layout

What is in it

Hadith library24 books on the phone, 25 with WasāʾilSearchEvery source at onceQuran and tafsirBy surah, by juz or by mushaf pageDuas and ziyārātMafātīḥ, Ṣaḥīfa, MiṣbāḥHow to pray113 prayers, step by stepPrayer times and trackersCalculated on the phonePractical lawsTawḍīḥ al-MasāʾilHajj and ʿUmraAct by actDaily plan and calendarWhat to read todayTasbihCount your dhikrMemoriseSpaced repetitionNotes and collectionsKept on your phoneOffline, downloads and voicesNo account, no serverSettings and dark modeArabic, English, Urdu

On your home screen

Six widgets: Next prayer, Salah, Hadith of the day, Plan, Qaza, Tasbih. Mark a prayer, take one off your qaḍāʾ or count your dhikr without opening the app. See them all

Salah widgetNext prayer widgetTasbih widget

Private by design

There is no account and no server holding your reading. The library ships with the app, and larger parts are downloads you choose. Usage statistics and crash reports are off until you say yes. Read the privacy policy.

Free, and staying that way

Shia Ilm is non-commercial. Several of the texts it uses are published for non-commercial use, so it has no ads and no paywall. See the terms of use.

About the translations

The Urdu of the narrations, and the English of Wasāʾil al-Shīʿa, were written by a model. The app marks them that way, and they have not yet been reviewed by a person.