Muslim Pro
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| Mobile app | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Software |
| Founded 📆 | 2010 |
| Founder 👔 | Erwan Macé |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , Singapore |
Area served 🗺️ | Global |
Key people | Louis-Bernard Carcouet (CEO) & Faradilla Abdullah (Managing Director) |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| Parent | Bitsmedia |
| 🌐 Website | www |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Muslim Pro is a mobile Muslim lifestyle application founded by Erwan Macé and was launched on the Apple Store in 2010[1]. Muslim Pro provides accurate timings for the five daily prayers for Muslims globally.
By 2017, Muslim Pro had 45 million downloads. The brand was acquired by Bintang Capital Partners and CMIA Capital Partners[2].
By 2020, Muslim Pro had registered more than 100 million downloads[3].
Other than its features like prayer times, direction and a mobile Qur’an; Muslim Pro has a global reach through the use of multiple languages, translations, and a comprehensive list of prayer times from around the world.[4]
History
In 2009, Muslim Pro was founded in Singapore. The app was first launched on iOS in 2010, followed by Android in 2011. The app reached its first million downloads on 21 November 2011. In 2014, the app reached 10 million downloads[5]. By 2017, Muslim Pro had 45 million downloads[6]. The brand was acquired by Bintang Capital Partners and CMIA Capital Partners[7].
In May 2021, Muslim Pro collaborated with UNICEF as it launched its first-ever crowdfunding effort to raise money for its Children in Yemen[8].
As of December 2021, Muslim Pro has more than 120 million downloads[9].
Product
Main Features
Prayer time
Prayer times is one of the key features that kicked off Muslim Pro. Muslim Pro collects prayer times from thousands of mosques worldwide and updates them regularly for user's convenience. Users can choose the prayer times from their preferred mosque or based on their current location. Azan is played on all the timings of the prayers unless switched off.[10]
Qibla
Qibla is the direction of Kaaba in Mecca to which Muslims pray towards. It is provided in the app as a compass to direct Muslims to pray in the right direction.[11]
Tasbih
Tasbih is a type of ritual prayer or litany (also known as dhikr) often done after prayers, supplications, and Friday public sermons (khutbah) anytime of the day. It is also a tool that aids in the dhikr often done in sets of 33, 66, and 99. It is offered in the app as a virtual tasbih that behaves similarly to the real ones and users can track their recitation accordingly[12]
Qur'an
Qur'an is the holy book of Islam and it is one of the most commonly used feature in the Muslim Pro app. Qur'an in Muslim Pro is offered in a few views (list view, full page view), script styles (Uthmani, Indo-Pak, etc.) and includes tajweed to accommodate users across the globe. Users can also listen to recitations of the Qur'an (both online and offline) through the app from a collection of reciters around the world including Mishary Rashid Alafasy.
Muslim Pro also developed the capabilities for text-to-speech translations where users can listen to the Qur'an in all languages which their device supports in text-to-speech.
Halal places
Halal Places is a feature offered in Muslim Pro for users to find halal places to dine in.
Mosque locator
Mosque Locator is a feature offered in Muslim Pro for users to find mosques to pray at.
Makkah LIVE
Makkah LIVE is a feature that live-streams the Kaaba directly from Masjid Al-Haram in Mecca and also Al Masjid An-Nabawi in Madina daily.
Islamic calendar
The Islamic calendar, also known as Hijri calendar, is widely used by Muslims to determine the important days of rituals such as fasting periods and Hajj. Users can access the calendar in the app and also track their birthdays based on the Islamic calendar.
Fasting tracker
The Fasting Tracker is widely used during Ramadan by users to keep track of their fasts in Ramadan[13]. It is the app's most popular feature after the Qur'an.
Corporate social responsibility
UNICEF
Children in Yemen Appeal
In May 2021, Muslim Pro collaborated with UNICEF as it launched its first-ever crowdfunding effort to raise money for its Children in Yemen Appeal campaign in Ramadan 2021. The campaign exceeded its expectations, with close to 500,000 Qur'an readings being created worldwide since the start of Ramadan and raised over US$30,000.[14][15]
Emergency Fundraiser for Afghanistan
Following the success of its Ramadan fundraiser for children's welfare in Yemen, Muslim Pro collaborated with UNICEF again to support an emergency fundraiser for children affected by the crisis in Afghanistan, where it urged the global community to support the emergency fundraiser in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan. By the end of the campaign in December 2021, the initiative had raised over US$115,000.[16]
Dompet Dhuafa
Muslim Pro also collaborated with UNICEF to donate to Indonesia's Islamic philanthropy organisation Dompet Dhuafa in support of educational needs for children.[17]
Criticisms
Data-selling allegations
In November 2020, the brand was identified as one of the many apps that allegedly sold its users' data to brokers, contractors, and the United States military. In the case of Muslim Pro, its users' data was allegedly sold through one of their data partners, X-Mode.[18]
On 17 December 2020, Muslim Pro released an official statement[19] on its website.
Reception
Reviews
Google Play
As of February 2022, the app has amassed 77.2 million downloads worldwide with an average rating of 4.07 stars, based on 1.7 million reviews to date.[20]
Apple App Store
As of February 2022, the app has 23.2 million downloads worldwide with an average rating of 4.7 stars, based on 416,000 reviews to date.[21]
References
- ↑ "Who owns muslim pro app?". moviecultists.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "Muslim Pro Leading Muslim Lifestyle Mobile App | CMIA Growth Investment". Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ Business, N. S. T. (2021-04-30). "Muslims Pro app collaborates with UNICEF for crowdfunding effort | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ June 20, Adeline Paul Raj / theedgemarkets com; Pm +08, 2018 17:00 (2018-06-20). "Tech: Growing the world's most popular lifestyle app for Muslims". The Edge Markets. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "Muslim Pro is No 1. Islamic mobile app with over 10 million downloads globally". www.mediabuzz.com.sg. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ↑ Gateway, Salaam. "Muslim Pro buy-out is tip of the iceberg for investment in digital Islamic economy". Salaam Gateway - Global Islamic Economy Gateway. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ↑ "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ P, Surabhi (2021-05-04). "This Ramadan Muslim Pro collaborates with UNICEF and Dompet Dhuafa to support children's education and welfare in Yemen and Indonesia". The Vent Machine. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ↑ "https://twitter.com/muslimpro/status/1476774431552729088". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-02-14. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "Muslim Pro for iPhone and Android". www.muslimpro.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "5 Useful Apps For Prayer Times And Finding The Qibla While Travelling". www.havehalalwilltravel.com. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ↑ Sooi, Cheah Chor (2021-03-09). "Muslim Pro: An app that speaks the unity language". Focus Malaysia. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ↑ "Eight essential apps for Muslims observing Ramadan". the Guardian. 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ↑ Business, N. S. T. (2021-04-30). "Muslims Pro app collaborates with UNICEF for crowdfunding effort | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ↑ "Muslim Pro collaborates with UNICEF and Dompet Dhuafa on campaign to support children's education and welfare in Yemen and Indonesia". Religion News Service. 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ↑ Pro, Muslim. "Muslim Pro for iPhone and Android". www.muslimpro.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "Muslim Pro collaborates with UNICEF and Dompet Dhuafa on campaign to support children's education and welfare in Yemen and Indonesia". Religion News Service. 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ↑ "How the U.S. Military Buys Location Data from Ordinary Apps". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ↑ https://support.muslimpro.com/hc/en-us/articles/360052648551-Statement-from-Muslim-Pro
- ↑ "Kenapa Waktu Buka Puasa Berbeda-Beda di Setiap Tempat? Yuk, Cari Tahu! - Bobo". bobo.grid.id (in Bahasa Indonesia). Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ↑ "Muslim Pro: Quran Athan Prayer". App Store. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
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