Azaan CLI Skill
Use this skill when the user asks about Islamic prayer times, salah times, namaz times, athan/azan/adhan times, or Muslim prayer schedules.
Tool: azaan
A CLI tool for fetching Islamic prayer times.
Installation
bash
npm install -g azaan
Commands
Get Today's Prayer Times
bash
azaan
Returns: Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha times with current/next prayer highlighted.
Get Next Prayer
bash
azaan next
Returns: Next prayer name, time, and countdown.
Get Monthly Calendar
bash
azaan month azaan month --year 2026 --month 3
Returns: Full month prayer timetable.
Override Location (One-time)
bash
azaan -c "Makkah" -C "Saudi Arabia" azaan --lat 21.4225 --lon 39.8262
Plain Text Output (for scripting)
bash
azaan --plain azaan next --plain
Configure Settings
bash
# Interactive azaan config # Flag-based azaan config --city "Dubai" --country "UAE" azaan config --method 16 --school 0 azaan config --24h azaan config --show
List Calculation Methods
bash
azaan methods
Reset Settings
bash
azaan --reset
Calculation Method IDs
| ID | Name |
|---|---|
| 0 | Jafari (Shia) |
| 1 | Karachi (Pakistan) |
| 2 | ISNA (North America) |
| 3 | MWL (Europe) |
| 4 | Makkah (Saudi) |
| 5 | Egypt |
| 7 | Tehran (Shia) |
| 15 | Moonsighting |
| 16 | Dubai |
School IDs
| ID | Name |
|---|---|
| 0 | Shafi (standard Asr) |
| 1 | Hanafi (later Asr) |
Example Responses
When user asks "What time is Maghrib?":
bash
azaan next # If Maghrib is next, shows: Maghrib at 5:37 PM (in 45m)
When user asks "Show me prayer times for Riyadh":
bash
azaan -c "Riyadh" -C "Saudi Arabia"
When user asks "I follow Hanafi school":
bash
azaan config --school 1
Notes
- •First run auto-detects location via IP
- •Config persists between sessions
- •Supports 23 calculation methods worldwide
- •Shows both Gregorian and Hijri dates
- •Aliases: azaan, athan, azan