DOHA: For the third year in a row, Vodafone Qatar has partnered with iLoveQatar.net on a website dedicated to all things Ramadan in Qatar at www.ramadan.qa.
The website has been designed with some features to help everyone in Qatar celebrate and appreciate the holy month of Ramadan.
For those that want to access Ramadan.qa on their mobiles, the site has a specialised mobile version, which has all of the features of the full site, free for Vodafone customers to access on their phones.
The website also highlights Ramadan SMS packages that Vodafone customers can subscribe to receive daily prayers and verses from the Quran, audio clips, and health tips.
Another service on the website is recommended Ramadan applications for smart phones from Nokia, Android, BlackBerry and iPhone users to download to their phones. Apps include prayer timings, Qibla, and Athan alarm clocks.
Additionally, Ramadan.qa has made it easy to find out prayer times with a calendar that can be downloaded to phone or desktop, SMS notifications, and online daily prayer times. Ramadan.qa also has calendar of events that lists the places to go to for iftar, suhoor, entertainment, and other fun activities. The list is updated on a daily basis.
“We wanted to bring Ramadan into the digital and always connected world. We wanted to enhance on what we had created last year and the natural evolution was to create a full-fledged mobile site with the aim of launching an app as well.
Ramadan.qa lists all the ways to get prayer times, give people a chance to find out what’s happening for iftar and suhoor, and also provide a useful guide to Ramadan,” said Khalifa Saleh Al Haroon, Head of Innovation at Vodafone Qatar.
For those that want to send their family and friends best wishes for Ramadan, the site also has digital greeting cards that have been especially designed for Ramadan.
Images from the e-cards can be saved in MMS format so that users can transfer them to their mobile to send them by mobile. Ramadan.qa also has a quick guide which includes tips on eating, drinking, smoking, dress code and special considerations.
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