Your Terminal Knows When to Pray: A Ramadan Gift for Muslim Developers
Last Updated on March 4, 2026 by Editorial Team
Author(s): Hafiq Iqmal
Originally published on Towards AI.
How I added Islamic prayer times directly into my Claude Code status line
Ramadan Mubarak. This one’s for every developer who has ever missed Maghrib because they were 300 lines deep in a bug.
This article discusses the challenges faced by Muslim developers during Ramadan in keeping track of prayer times while coding. It details how to integrate Islamic prayer times into the Claude Code status line, allowing for seamless notifications of prayer times without interrupting workflow. The author describes the script used, its functionality, and various layers of implementation, including location settings and API usage. The piece emphasizes the importance of maintaining awareness of spirituality in daily programming tasks, particularly during the holy month of Ramadan.
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