This application is a Islamic Sholat caller or Muadzin for Macintosh computer. The main task of this program is to deliver an Adzan sound at the appropriate prayer time.
MAC MUADZIN DEMO ONLY LAST FOR 2 MONTHS, AFTER THAT THE PROGRAM WON'T RUN !!!!!
Installation Process
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Please make sure that you copy the application file into the startup folder inside the system folder. Also copy the related sound file "Adzan" into your System folder (not Preference, extension or Control Panel folder, but only inside the system folder).
Requirements
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This program works well with system 7 or above. It work great with 8 bit color monitor. RAM requirement is 170k.
Mac Muadzin available for
• low end Mac
• Mac with Math co-Processor
• the rest of Mac
• B/W version for B/W Mac
Features
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Some feature in version 1.5
• recognize the sound file immediately
• use low Memory only 170 k
• the Adhan file takes 1.1 MB
• allow users to use their own Adhan sound file
• allow user to modified the time table
• the time table is editable with almost all Mac programs
• information of prayer direction
• work with daily saving time region
• Require only 1 calculation for 1 year long time table, this feature will save the time and allow optimal multi tasking processes.
• with math Co-Processor can calculating a year long time table in less than 2 second (in Mac FX) the speed varies with different Mac type.
StartUp
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When you startup the program at the first time, the program will recognize the Adzan file in the system folder. Remember that the Adhan file name must be "Adzan". Do not change it into something else. After the program start, you can work with other applications as usual, the Muadzin will work in the background.
Control Panel
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The main control panel consists of several groups of panels. You can control the volume. The volume control also works simultaneously at the adzan time. You can use the prayer time group to choose whether you want to turn on all the sound on every sholat time or on your own choice only. You must put your own location or coordinate in the earth in the "location group panel". You must insert your coordinate regarding to the longitude, latitude and time zone of your position on the earth.
Please note the hemisphere of your location. If you are in the Northern hemisphere, you should check the button N. If you are in the Eastern hemisphere, you should check the button E and +.
"dst" choice applies if you're location has daily saving time. Check this button whenever appropriate.
The "ratio" button determines the choice of Ashr time calculation. The Hanef method will have ratio = 1 and non Hanef will have ratio = 2. The "sun's depression" button will determine the method of calculating Fajr (Dawn) and Isya (Night) times. The number represents the degree of sun depression.
The ON-OFF button will determine whether the program is On or Off if you choose OFF, there will be no sound at any time.
MENU
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You can record and use your on sound file by choosing the menu record and use sound file. Make sure you name it "Adzan" and replace the old Sound file with it. After that you can delete the original sound file. To record a good sound file for a complete adzan of 2 minutes and 30 second you need approximately 1.2Mbytes. The length of time you can record a sound is displayed when the record sound dialog appears.
You can also extract the prayer schedule time table into another text file. You can update this text file and use this updated file as your prayer schedule time table. You can use teachtext, other word processing application or even Excel to update your time table. The only thing to remember that you should save the file as a TEXT file or the program won't recognize your new time table. Also, do not change the format of the table, i.e. adding or changing the tabs.
You can manipulate the text further for your own use.
If you extract the time table to a file, there will be some information about your coordinate and your prayer direction. Your coordinate will be in latitude and longitudinal coordinate. The decimal places are associated with gradient unit, not degree or minutes. So the longitude of 75.33 in your file means longitude of 75 degree east plus 20 minutes. (20 = 33 * 60 / 100 )
Future Enchancement
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Allow additional Adhan file for Subuh (fajr) prayer time.
List of cities and their local coordinate in the earth.
Special Thanks
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To PJ Wirapati and M Rafii Yunus for their help in making this possible.
How To Order ?
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send letter to the author or to
Pratondo Busono,
Dept of Eng. Physics
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON, L8S-4K1
Canada
busono@mcmail.mcmaster.ca
Fee
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MacMuadzin costs $25. If you order you will get the original program plus 1 complete beautiful adhan sound. Each paket consist of 3 variants, the B/W version, FPU (math co processor) and ordinary version.
Author :
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Edvin Aldrian
Jl H Ipin no 5 Rt 12/01
Jakarta 12450
phone (021) 7691356
The author keep all the right to duplicate and distribute MacMuadzin, any unauthorized distribution and duplication without the consent of the author is strictly prohibited. If you want to distribute this demo with any commercial product, you must inform the author and send $25 fee for commercial distribution of this demo. Any redistribution of this demo must include the README first file.
