Please read this before using HemeAzan, if you follow these it will work as it should

Please watch these videos for different features or read the text below

Details guide (part 2) major features of HemeAzan software

Quick guide (part 1) to fix azan time

• You must remove previous version (for example demo version if you have installed for free) manually before installing the new version (purchased one), other wise it will not work at all.
• If you change phone's time manually, please restart the azan again to match with system time
• How to fix for wrong Azan time:
• You can get accurate time by following this step. You can add or subtract time (differences in minutes) from the calculated time. You can use this method without trying any mentioned methods (described later) to get correct prayer time. Insert the observed difference at your location in this format in the settings: "-3+5-2+7-0" (without inverted commas), with this value we are telling to this software that reduce 3 minutes for Fajr, add 5 minutes for Zuhr, reduce 2 minutes for Asor, add 7 minutes for Magrib and no change for Isha. If you want to add some minutes put in front of it + and if you want to subtract you put -, if you don't want to change put +0 or -0. Insert your correction time in this format to this setting. This is necessary only for first time. Hemeazan will use these correction before showing it to UI and it will play azan on right time. Please see this image, here correction for Isha 0 means no change for Isha from calculated time.
• Previous correction methods are direct one, it works always. We can follow these steps to adjust the prayer time also. If only Asor time is wrong change the Asor ratio (in setting view) from Hanafi to Shafi or Shafi to Hanafi.
• If all prayer time is wrong then check the day light saving (in setting view) Yes to No or No to Yes.
• Calculation method in settings view is important for correct time. There are 5 calculation methods available in Azan software. Each calculation method calculates prayer time differently. Please change it to suitable calculation method that match your prayer time. If you change the calculation method and go back to main view then you can see the new calculated time. This selection is necessary for only one time. Since Hemelix does not know which method match to you, so you need to select right one that match your prayer time.
• You must select your location and azan settings correctly. If your selection is wrong, your prayer time will be wrong. When you start this application for first time, it will automatically detect your country and capital city. If this is the city you are living then select that city (Option | select). If this is not your city then scroll up or down to see if your city is there, if it is there select it (Option | select). If your city is not there, follow the next steps to insert it.
• You must insert your timezone (can be between +11 to -11) in the settings view. Azan software automatically calculates the timezone that can be wrong for some countries. To find your timezone see see this wiki page, if you have any problem please contact hemelix.
• Insert your correct location, option one:
  Select automatic (Options | Location | Automatic) if we want to get your location automatically (if your phone has built in GPS), this will bring your Country and City with your location information automatically, you don't need to insert by yourself. Azan program knows where you are in the world.
• Insert your correct location, option two:
  Get your latitude and longitude from this link. (zoom the map and click on your location on the map)
• Select Options location and Insert. Insert following string "country city latitude longitude" for example my location is Dubai, UAE and I insert this: UAE Dubai 25.2497 55.3217
• 25.2497, 55.3217 is location information (latitude and longitude) of Dubai, UAE has been taken from Google map in the previous step
• How to find Kiblah Direction by your phone:
• We can find kiblah direction by two ways. First method is by compass, if your phone has compass (for example, there is built in compass in N97 and in N97 mini, N8 ) you can use Options | Kiblah direction by | Magnet. This will activate the compass and you see the compass image is rotating. If it does not rotate, move the phone around. This will show the north and also Kaba direction in the screen. If your phone does not have compass (for example N95, 5800 XM, N78 etc) then this option will not be available. Second method is by GPS, if your phone has GPS (most phones are equipped with GPS now a days) then you can use this option. You need to walk around 150 meters near your place. Select Options | Kiblah direction by | GPS, wait a bit in the same place so that phone finds the GPS (it will draw an arrow in the middle of screen, means it has found the GPS). Now walk 150 meters in a straight line. You see there will be an arrow in the direction you walk. It will update the screen after 5 meters interval. When you have walked 150 meters it will show a text "Calibrated". Now align the newly drawn line to the line you walked, you see in which direction you walked and in which direction you have to pray (indicated by arrow with kiblah image). If your phone has both magnet and GPS then you can use any of these options. If your phone does not have GPS or Magnet then these option will not visible in the menu.
• How to send settings from one phone to other phone:
• You can easily send all the setting data from one phone to other phone, you don't need to find all information by yourself again. Put both phone's azan application in setting view, new menu item ("Send Settings") will be available. You can select that and it will start searching Bluetooth devices around. Select the target phone and accept it from other phone. All the settings will be available to other phone.
• After changing any settings please restart the app (Options | Exit and start the azan again, if you do that your location and azan time will be correct.


• If you have any questions or some feature you like to have to this program please contact hemelix.

Nokia Ovi store has two versions of HemeAzan.
1. HemeAzan5 (Athan, Salah): For Nokia S60 5th edition devices (N97, N97 Mini, Nokia 5230, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, Nokia C6-00, Nokia X6 etc). This has included magnetic compass feature (for N97 & N97 Mini) by this you can find Kiblah direction directly just like magnetic compass. So if you have N97 or N97 mini please use this version.
2. Athan (Azan, Adhan):
This version works for all 3rd and 5th edition devices. In this version there is no magnetic compass implemented. All other features are same like HemeAzan5. So if you use N97 or N97 Mini then please use HemeAzan5.

Initial view is shown when the application is started for first time.

• Shows some cities in different countries
• You can select one if your city is there or insert latitude and longitude with the help from this link.
• You can select Option, Location and automatic, this will bring the name of your city and country automatically. You don't need to insert it by yourself. If your city is already listed, it will just updated the latitude and longitude. This feature may not be available to all phones.
• You can delete the location that may you may not need at all.

How to add new location and its latitude and longitude.

Finding Kiblah direction (in which direction you have to pray).

Option One by your Magnetic Compass enabled phone (N97 and N97 mini works with HemeAzan5):

Select Options | Direction


Select Magnetometer


Move the device around and see the top text changes from "Move phone around" to "Accuracy best"

Put the phone on floor and see your kiblah direction on the screen

Option Two by your GPS enabled phone:

Shows Kaba Sharif direction and a reference direction that you have used to find a direction

• When you calibrate (find direction) for Kiblah direction, you need to keep the application open.
• If you walk 150 meters, it will draw a line from center to outward in the direction you walk.
• Kiblah direction is shown on the screen with angle related to your walking direction
• Kaba Sharif is indicated by the black line arrow
• Text describes the different angles

You can see your location and Mekkah in map

Shows your location and kiblah in the same map, you can get idea where you are in the world and where is Mekkah

Other Step by step images taken by E71

After installation, open the application and it will start searching for your country and capital, just wait.


Found your country.


I must select this one or select other near by one or insert manually your city.


It asks confirmation, press Yes.


Insert your location manually, select insert or automatic (to insert your location automatically).


Insert your location manually, this edit box will be visible.


Insert your country city latitude and longitude and press OK (you need it only first time).


To insert your location automatically select automatic (if it is available).


If you think you don't need some location, you can delete those one by one.


Press Back and this view will come, this is main view of our azan application, now you see your azan time is wrong and need to adjust it (This is necessary for only one time)


Press Options and Tasbih, then Tasbih view will come. You can count by pressing up arrow (or by volume up arrow) and decrease it by down arrow (or by volume down arrow). For touch device, you can touch on the screen and it will increase the counter. If you want to reset the counter, you can select the reset menu. The counter will be stored in the phone and later it can be continued from there.


You can already play Azan manually.


Send the settings of azan from one supported phone to other phone. Keep the azan application in setting view and use Send Setting, In this way you don't need to change it one by one but just reuse the settings from your friend, who has correct settings already.


Select the right calculation method, if you don't know where to change default can be OK.


Keep off time, if you want to keep off the time for example during your office hour, select the right one as you like.


Volume, can be change 0 (no sound at all) to 10 (Maximum sound).


Day light saving, select Yes or No that is used in your country.


If previous method did not fix the azan time we need to insert the difference in this page, default is 0 and assumed that azan time is OK.


Insert the difference in this format: "-3+5-2+7-0", with this value we are telling to this software that reduce 3 minutes for Fajr, add 5 minutes for Zuhr, reduce 2 minutes for Asor, add 7 minutes for Magrib and no change for Isha. Insert your one in this format.


Change the aser ratio based on your wishes (Shafi or Hanafi).


This application can be kept running as you wish.


Kiblah direction, it just show in which direction you should pray but probably you don't know in which direction is north, so you need to calibrate to know which direction is north.


You need to use your GPS to find the direction, Go outside of your room and use this feature, if you had N97 or N97 mini you should have seen another option Magnetometer.


You may be interested to see a map where you are and where is our Mekka Select yes.


It will show your location and Mekka in a suitable map that fits to your small screen.


Online help can be useful.


Online help can be useful for more contact hemelix, we respond to your questions.