News & Reviews:   Muslim Pro

Performing Umrah by yourself (DIY) is an attractive and cost-saving option. There is no denying that the preparation for it is a bit complicated and tiring since many things need to be considered. It includes booking tickets, hotels, and travel documents that you also need to manage in order to realise your dream of reaching the city of Mecca.

Yesterday, we reported that Muslim Pro app came under fire for selling location data to third-party brokers and the US military as well. In fact, Vice's Motherboard did a whole new column on the facts and details of how they operate and it's a tough one on the company. Despite that, the Muslim Pro Team released a press statement in their defence to the matter.

For those who don't know what is the app, Muslim Pro is a prayer app that sends daily reminders about praying and readings from the Quran. Dubbed as the "most popular" Muslim app ever with over 98 million downloads, it looks like they got themselves in hot water right now as it was reported that they have been selling users' data and location to the US military.

Combining everything you could need as a Muslim, Muslim Pro is an Android and iOS app designed to keep you in touch with Islam and your faith through your smartphone. With more than 5 million downloads in various Muslim countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, United Emirates, Turkey and Morocco the app offers many features in one app. These features include:

• Accurate prayer times based on user location
• Worldwide Qibla directions
• Foursquare integration to find Halal restaurants or Mosques
• Built-in Full Audio Quran with translations
• Islamic Hijiri calendar
• and many more...