- Qatari start-up plans to introduce even more benefits to take it to the next level.
- Quran verses available in English and Arabic, with more translations to come.
Qatar-based Thakaa Technologies, which launched the world’s first digital prayer mat – Sajdah, has launched it in an app format to help Muslims enhances their prayer experience, learn prayers, achieve correct posture and memorise the Holy Quran in the run-up to Ramadan.
Abdulrahman Saleh Khamis, along with co-founder and Chief Growth Officer Abdul Ali, set up the company with a mission to solve problems through technology.
Khamis said the prayer mat uses technology to monitor users’ movements and when to say the appropriate prayers and in which posture.
“Now, with the help of Sajdah, anyone can recite the whole Quran in Taraweeh, and access many other helpful features. As we enter the Holy month, we plan to introduce even more benefits to take it to the next level,” he said.
Moreover, he said that parents may find it difficult to teach kids the prayers in countries where Muslims are not a majority and the app will come useful and make it easier for the child to understand and learn Quran, and correct their postures.
Developers of the app have no intent to replace the traditional prayer rug but to help users pronounce the prayer correctly, especially those who are not fluent in Arabic.
Salient features:
- Helps posture: Uses technology to monitor users movements and provides feedback on how to perform; ruku (bowing), sujood (prostration)m and qiyam (standing), without forgetting the Quranic verses and supplication.
- Guided prayer: Features mandatory prayers and more than 25 types of prayers in an immersive step-by-step learning experience, including; Eid, Tarawih, Qiyam and Tahajjud (Night Prayer).
- User-friendly: Enhanced reading experience with a clear LED screen that allows users to control verse transition, speed and font size.
- Accessible remotely: Sajdah invites Muslims to partake in prayer wherever they are located – any time or day.
- Observes data protection: As well as being free, Sajdah does not feature advertising and never sells user data.
- Multi-language: Quran verses available in English and Arabic, with more translations to come.