![]() ![]() My own Google search flushed up Sky Watches in Singapore who offer these watches from about $120 to $150 USD plus shipping. Distribution is currently limited to North African and Asian countries, so if you are interested if getting one, you’ll have to do some online searching. ![]() There are currently six different versions of this watch (pictured above). The case is 45mm wide, so it is stylishly large. Casio’s renown water and shock resistance are included as is LED backlighting, long 2 year battery life, selectible hourly signal, full auto calendar (to 2099), and 12/24 hour format. This is a well appointed watch that also includes thermometer, moon data, world time, stopwatch, countdown timer and five daily alarms. The Qibla direction and prayer time features are each assigned their own button making the operation simple and convenient. Prayer times for other dates can be accessed as well. The press of a dedicated button causes the second hand to point to Qibla, and the five prayer times for the current day can be determined using the digital display and the second hand. Without mosques, however, the specific variable times, measured by the movement of the sun, are difficult to know and accurately track.Ĭasio has introduced a selection of new analog-digital watches specifically designed for Islamic people who are traveling or out and about in the world: the wristwatches feature built in a prayer compass and other functions to help ensure that prayer requirements are satisfied throughout the day. Call to prayer (Adhan) times occur five times a day and in some parts of the world are easy to comply with since all the mosques audibly broadcast them. But such indicators are otherwise non-existent in most of the world. Most mosques contain a wall niche, known as mihrab, that indicates the Qibla. It is fixed as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca. The Qibla (Arabic: meaning”direction”), is the direction that should be faced when a Muslim prays during salah. In the case of this new product from Casio, one could hardly think of a more practical re-application of existing watch features for the millions of Islamic people who can benefit from it. ![]() This blog is always thrilled to announce new and/or clever re-jiggering of existing technologies that facilitate improvements to peoples lives. ![]()
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