Prayer Times Calculation Package for PHP

A minimalist and offline prayer times calculation package for PHP, supporting Laravel and other PHP frameworks. Calculate accurate Islamic prayer times using astronomical algorithms without requiring internet connectivity.

Features

• 🕌 Accurate prayer times calculation using astronomical algorithms
• 🌍 Support for multiple calculation methods (MWL, ISNA, Egypt, Makkah, Karachi, Custom)
• 📱 Offline calculation - no internet connection required
• ⚡ Fast and lightweight
• 🔧 Laravel integration with service provider and facade
• 🎯 Framework agnostic - works with any PHP framework
• ✅ Comprehensive test coverage

Installation

Via Composer

composer require muslims-community/prayer-times-calculation

Laravel Auto-Discovery

The package supports Laravel's auto-discovery feature. The service provider and facade will be registered automatically.

Manual Laravel Registration

If auto-discovery is disabled, add the service provider to your config/app.php:

'providers' => [
    // ...
    MuslimsCommunity\PrayerTimes\PrayerTimesServiceProvider::class,
],

'aliases' => [
    // ...
    'PrayerTimes' => MuslimsCommunity\PrayerTimes\Facades\PrayerTimes::class,
],

Publish Configuration (Laravel)

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=prayer-times-config

Usage

Basic Usage (Framework Agnostic)

use DateTime;
use MuslimsCommunity\PrayerTimes\PrayerTimesSDK;
use MuslimsCommunity\PrayerTimes\Data\CalculationOptions;
use MuslimsCommunity\PrayerTimes\Enums\CalculationMethod;
use MuslimsCommunity\PrayerTimes\Enums\AsrJurisdiction;

// Create calculation options
$options = new CalculationOptions(
    CalculationMethod::MWL,
    AsrJurisdiction::STANDARD
);

// Initialize the SDK
$prayerTimes = new PrayerTimesSDK(
    21.4225,  // Latitude (Makkah)
    39.8262,  // Longitude (Makkah)
    new DateTime(),  // Date
    3.0,      // Timezone offset (UTC+3)
    $options
);

// Get prayer times
$times = $prayerTimes->getTimes();

// Display prayer times
echo "Prayer Times for Makkah:\n";
echo "Fajr: " . $times->fajr . "\n";
echo "Sunrise: " . $times->sunrise . "\n";
echo "Dhuhr: " . $times->dhuhr . "\n";
echo "Asr: " . $times->asr . "\n";
echo "Maghrib: " . $times->maghrib . "\n";
echo "Isha: " . $times->isha . "\n";

// Convert to array for JSON API responses
$timesArray = $times->toArray();

Laravel Usage with Facade

use MuslimsCommunity\PrayerTimes\Facades\PrayerTimes;
use MuslimsCommunity\PrayerTimes\Enums\CalculationMethod;
use MuslimsCommunity\PrayerTimes\Enums\AsrJurisdiction;

// Using the facade with parameters
$times = PrayerTimes::calculate(
    latitude: 21.4225,
    longitude: 39.8262,
    date: new DateTime('2023-10-15'),
    timezone: 3.0,
    method: CalculationMethod::MWL,
    asrJurisdiction: AsrJurisdiction::STANDARD
);

// Using the facade with configuration
$times = PrayerTimes::calculateFromConfig(
    latitude: 21.4225,
    longitude: 39.8262
);

// Convert to array
$timesArray = $times->toArray();

Laravel Usage with Dependency Injection

use MuslimsCommunity\PrayerTimes\PrayerTimesManager;

class PrayerController extends Controller
{
    public function __construct(
        private PrayerTimesManager $prayerTimesManager
    ) {}

    public function getTimes(Request $request)
    {
        $times = $this->prayerTimesManager->calculate(
            $request->latitude,
            $request->longitude
        );

        return response()->json($times->toArray());
    }
}

Custom Calculation Method

use MuslimsCommunity\PrayerTimes\Data\CalculationOptions;
use MuslimsCommunity\PrayerTimes\Enums\CalculationMethod;
use MuslimsCommunity\PrayerTimes\Enums\AsrJurisdiction;

$options = new CalculationOptions(
    CalculationMethod::CUSTOM,
    AsrJurisdiction::HANAFI,
    18.5,  // Custom Fajr angle
    17.5   // Custom Isha angle
);

$prayerTimes = new PrayerTimesSDK(
    33.6844,  // Latitude
    73.0479,  // Longitude
    new DateTime(),
    5.0,      // UTC+5
    $options
);

$times = $prayerTimes->getTimes();

Configuration (Laravel)

The configuration file config/prayer-times.php allows you to set default values:

return [
    'method' => env('PRAYER_TIMES_METHOD', 'MWL'),
    'asr_jurisdiction' => env('PRAYER_TIMES_ASR_JURISDICTION', 'Standard'),
    'timezone' => env('PRAYER_TIMES_TIMEZONE', null),
    'fajr_angle' => env('PRAYER_TIMES_FAJR_ANGLE', null),
    'isha_angle' => env('PRAYER_TIMES_ISHA_ANGLE', null),
];

Environment Variables

Add these to your .env file:

PRAYER_TIMES_METHOD=MWL
PRAYER_TIMES_ASR_JURISDICTION=Standard
PRAYER_TIMES_TIMEZONE=3
PRAYER_TIMES_FAJR_ANGLE=18
PRAYER_TIMES_ISHA_ANGLE=17

Calculation Methods

Method	Fajr Angle	Isha Angle	Description
MWL	18°	17°	Muslim World League
ISNA	15°	15°	Islamic Society of North America
Egypt	19.5°	17.5°	Egyptian General Authority of Survey
Makkah	18.5°	18.5°	Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah
Karachi	18°	18°	University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi
Custom	Custom	Custom	User-defined angles

Asr Jurisdictions

• Standard: Asr when shadow length equals object length plus shadow at noon
• Hanafi: Asr when shadow length equals twice the object length plus shadow at noon

Testing

composer test

Requirements

• PHP 8.0 or higher
• Laravel 9.0+ (for Laravel integration)

License

This package is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Credits

• Mahmoud Alsamman
• Based on the TypeScript version of the prayer times calculation library

Documentation

For comprehensive documentation, examples, and API reference, see:

• 📖 Full Documentation
• 🚀 Quick Start Guide
• 🔧 API Reference

Roadmap

• Add support for Qibla direction calculation
• Implement sunrise/sunset calculation for specific locations
• Add hijri date conversion utilities
• Create web-based prayer times widget
• Add more regional calculation methods

Community

Join our community and stay updated:

• 🌟 Star us on GitHub
• 🐛 Report Issues
• 💬 Discussions
• 📦 Packagist Package

Support

For support, please:

• 📖 Check the documentation first
• 🔍 Search existing issues
• 🆕 Create a new issue if needed
• 📧 Contact: memoibraheem1@gmail.com