Qurdhabi - Maliki Fiqh Poem

Qurdhabi (Manzumat al-Qurtubi fi al-ʿIbadat) is the much-loved poem of Maliki fiqh that children and beginners memorise across West Africa. In 174 short, easy couplets it teaches what every Muslim must know about worship: belief, purification, prayer, fasting, zakat and hajj. This app gives you the complete Arabic poem with full vowel marks and a clear translation beneath every couplet.

WHAT IS INSIDE (a poem of 174 couplets in 29 chapters)
• The five pillars of Islam and belief in Allah's Oneness (tawhid)
• Wudu: its obligations, its sunnas and what breaks it
• Menstruation and postnatal bleeding
• Ghusl: what makes it obligatory, its obligations, sunnas and how to perform it
• Tayammum: when it is allowed, its sunnas and what invalidates it
• Prayer: its obligations, its sunnas, the prostration of forgetfulness and what invalidates it
• Fasting: its obligations, sunnas and what breaks it
• Zakat al-Fitr, zakat, its etiquette and who may not receive it
• Hajj: its obligations and sunnas
• A closing supplication

FEATURES
• Translations in 51 languages, all included in the app: English, French, Hausa, Urdu, Indonesian, Malay, Turkish, Bengali, Persian, Swahili, Somali, German, Spanish, Russian and many more
• Every couplet set out in its two halves, as in the printed book, and numbered
• Listen to every couplet: Arabic, English and Hausa recordings built in; other languages are read by your phone's voice
• Read aloud highlights each couplet as it plays, with adjustable reading speed
• Read Arabic only, Arabic with translation, or translation only
• Swipe from one chapter to the next like turning the pages of a book
• A clear table of contents with every chapter
• Adjustable text size, with pinch to zoom
• Light and dark themes; continue reading where you stopped
• Works fully offline
• A gentle reading reminder every 10 days (you can turn it off)
• Made for phones and tablets

The app is free. An optional monthly or annual subscription removes all ads, or watch one short video to read ad-free for an hour.

"Whoever Allah wishes good for, He gives understanding of the religion."