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Command reference

Every Muslimtify feature is available from the muslimtify command. Run muslimtify help (or any command with --help) to see the available options.

Output formats

By default, muslimtify prints a human-readable table. Most read-only commands (show, location, notification) also support two machine-friendly formats:

FlagOutput
(none)Tabular, human-readable (default)
--jsonStructured JSON
--headlessPlain key=value pairs

This flexibility makes it easy to integrate muslimtify into custom Linux widgets, such as waybar or yad.

Every command accepts -h / --help for its own usage and examples, e.g. muslimtify show --help.

muslimtify show

Print today's prayer times using your current configuration. This is the quickest way to verify your setup.

muslimtify show # today's prayer times as a table
muslimtify show --json # same data as JSON
muslimtify show --headless # same data as key=value

muslimtify show --next

Print the next prayer time and the remaining time until it starts. For example, if it is currently Dhuhr, it shows Asr and the countdown. After the day's last prayer, it rolls over to tomorrow's Fajr.

muslimtify show --next # next prayer as a table
muslimtify show --next --json # next prayer as JSON
muslimtify show --next --headless # next prayer as key=value

muslimtify show --date <start> [end]

Print the prayer times for a specific date, or an inclusive date range when a second date is given. Dates use the yyyy-mm-dd format.

muslimtify show --date 2026-07-07 # a single day
muslimtify show --date 2026-07-01 2026-07-30 # every day from Jul 1 to Jul 30 (inclusive)
muslimtify show --date 2026-07-07 --json # single day as JSON

muslimtify location

Show or update your location. Prayer times depend on your coordinates and timezone.

muslimtify location # show current location
muslimtify location --json # show location as JSON
muslimtify location set --auto # detect from your IP
muslimtify location set --auto --city=Mansoura # auto-detect, custom city label
muslimtify location set --auto --country=EG # auto-detect, custom country code
muslimtify location set --lat=-6.175 --long=106.82 # set coordinates manually
muslimtify location set --timezone=Asia/Jakarta # override the timezone
muslimtify location set --city=Jakarta # set a city label

muslimtify location set updates only the fields you pass, leaving the rest untouched.

FlagDescription
--autoDetect coordinates, timezone, and country from your IP address
--lat=<latitude>Set latitude manually (make sure the timezone matches)
--long=<longitude>Set longitude manually (make sure the timezone matches)
--timezone=<iana>Set the IANA timezone, e.g. Asia/Jakarta (make sure the coordinates match)
--city=<name>Set a display label for your city
--country=<iso2>Set the ISO-2 country code, e.g. ID (used by method --auto)

--auto may be combined only with --city and/or --country. It cannot be mixed with --lat, --long, or --timezone.

muslimtify method

Show or set the calculation method used to derive prayer times.

muslimtify method # show the current method
muslimtify method mwl # set a method by key
muslimtify method --auto # auto-select the method from your country
muslimtify method --list # list all available methods

Available methods

KeyMethodRegion
mwlMuslim World LeagueEurope, Far East
makkahUmm al-Qura, MakkahArabian Peninsula
isnaISNANorth America
egyptEgyptian General AuthorityAfrica, Middle East
karachiUniv. Islamic Sciences, KarachiPakistan, India, Bangladesh
turkeyDiyanet, TurkeyTurkey
singaporeMUIS, SingaporeSingapore
jakimJAKIM, MalaysiaMalaysia
kemenagKEMENAG, IndonesiaIndonesia (default)
franceUOIF, FranceFrance
russiaSpiritual Admin., RussiaRussia
dubaiGAIAE, DubaiUAE
qatarMin. of Awqaf, QatarQatar
kuwaitMin. of Awqaf, KuwaitKuwait
jordanMin. of Awqaf, JordanJordan
gulfGulf RegionGulf states
tunisiaMin. of Religious Affairs, TunisiaTunisia
algeriaMin. of Religious Affairs, AlgeriaAlgeria
moroccoMin. of Habous, MoroccoMorocco
portugalComunidade Islamica de LisboaPortugal
moonsightingMoonsighting CommitteeWorldwide

For a custom method, set "method": "custom" in config.json with your own fajr_angle and isha_angle (in degrees).

muslimtify madzhab

Show or set the madzhab, which affects the Asr calculation.

muslimtify madzhab # show the current madzhab
muslimtify madzhab shafi # Shafi'i (default)
muslimtify madzhab hanafi # Hanafi
muslimtify madzhab --list # list madzhab options

muslimtify notification

Show or configure the notifications and reminders shown around each prayer.

muslimtify notification # show current settings
muslimtify notification --json # show settings as JSON
muslimtify notification --headless # show settings as key=value

Prayer names accepted below are fajr, sunrise, dhuha, dhuhr, asr, maghrib, and isha (or all).

Enable / disable a prayer

muslimtify notification enable fajr # enable Fajr notifications
muslimtify notification disable sunrise # disable Sunrise notifications
muslimtify notification enable all # enable every prayer

Reminders

Set one or more reminders that fire a number of minutes before the Adhan. Each value is minutes (1–1440).

muslimtify notification --reminder fajr 30 15 5 # reminders for a single prayer
muslimtify notification --reminder --all 30 15 5 # the same reminders for every prayer
muslimtify notification --reminder fajr none # clear Fajr's reminders

Urgency

Set the desktop notification urgency level.

muslimtify notification --urgency normal # normal | critical | low

Adhan

Play (and configure) the Adhan per prayer.

muslimtify notification --adhan enable maghrib # play adhan for Maghrib
muslimtify notification --adhan disable fajr # stop playing adhan for Fajr
muslimtify notification --adhan set /path/to/adhan.mp3 # set a custom adhan file

Sound mode

Choose what sound the notification itself plays.

muslimtify notification --sound adhan # adhan | default | off

muslimtify offset

Shift a prayer time by a fixed number of minutes to fine-tune it against your local mosque. The value is a signed integer from -60 to 60.

muslimtify offset fajr +4 # shift Fajr 4 minutes later
muslimtify offset asr -2 # shift Asr 2 minutes earlier
muslimtify offset all 0 # reset the offset for every prayer

muslimtify daemon

Manage the background service that watches the clock and fires notifications.

muslimtify daemon install # register and start the background service
muslimtify daemon status # check whether the service is running (also the default)
muslimtify daemon uninstall # stop and remove the background service

On Linux the daemon is registered with systemd. Run muslimtify daemon status after installing to confirm it is active.

Other commands

muslimtify version # show version information
muslimtify help # show the top-level help message