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How to set a group dhikr or salawat goal

You set up a dhikr goal in your circle, for example 1,000 salawat a day. Everyone recites in their own place, at their own time, and adds their count in the app. The app only adds up the counts; the circle's total shows on everyone's screen.

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From the circle screen to the shared counter: Dhikr, Shared Pool, Salawat, start.

In short

  1. Open your circle, tap the + button at the bottom right and choose the Dhikr card.
  2. On the How should the dhikr goal work? screen, choose Shared pool: the circle gets one single counter.
  3. Under Presets, tap the Salawat row, type the target number and tap Add.
  4. Give the task a name and tap Start Shared Goal.
  5. Everyone taps the card on the task screen to count, or adds what they recited on their prayer beads with Bulk Add. The count is saved automatically.
  6. For one large total spread over several days, create a One-Time Circle, mark the dhikr as Collective and start the circle.
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The circle's admin

Set up the dhikr goal

A dhikr goal is set up inside a circle. If you do not have a circle yet, create one and invite the others with the first steps of the guide Setting up a group khatam.

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    Tap + on the circle screen and choose Dhikr

    Open the Circles tab from the bar at the bottom and open your circle. In the Readings tab, tap the round + button at the bottom right.

    The What kind of goal do you want to create? screen opens. Tap the Dhikr card under Shared reading.

    In a circle you have just created, the Create a task button on the Your circle is ready card opens the same screen. The + button is visible to the circle's admin and moderators.

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    Choose Shared Pool

    The app asks how the count should be kept. There are three options:

    • Same task for everyone: everyone gets the same list, and everyone keeps their own count.
    • Shared pool: the circle has one single counter. What everyone recites is added to the same total.
    • Just for me: your list and your counts stay with you only.

    For a group salawat, tap the Shared pool card, then tap Continue. Nobody has to report their count separately, and nobody has to add up the total by hand.

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    Choose the dhikr and the target number

    In the Presets section, tap the Salawat row. A window opens from the bottom. Tap the number and type the circle's shared target for one day, for example 1000. The counter starts again from zero every midnight. Then tap Add.

    You can add other dhikr too: Istighfar, Tawheed, Asma ul-Husna or your own with Add custom dhikr. The ones you choose appear at the bottom of the list. Finish the list here: in a shared pool, dhikr cannot be added or removed after the task has started. When you are done, tap Continue.

    The same window has a Time for this dhikr row; All day is selected by default, and this choice is separate for each dhikr. If you choose Morning, that dhikr is shown first until Dhuhr; at other times it is greyed out, but you can still count it.

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    Name the task and start it

    Type a name in the Task name box, for example “Friday Salawat”. Tap Start Shared Goal.

    In the Success window, tap Go to task screen to open the task screen. The task is added to the circle's list; the others in the circle see it under Your Tasks on Home.

    If you want to follow the circle without counting yourself, you can turn on Mentor Mode before you start.

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Everyone in the circle

Recite your dhikr and add it

Everyone recites in their own place, at their own time. Nobody needs to gather to recite aloud together; the app only adds up the counts. If you have not joined the circle yet, tap the invite link first: Joining a circle from an invite.

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    Open the task and tap the counter

    On Home, tap the card under Your Tasks. The task screen shows a card for each dhikr with the circle's count for the day underneath, for example “Shared: 840 / 1000”.

    Tap the card and the counter opens. Every tap on the large circle in the middle counts one. The number inside the circle is the circle's total; underneath it says Circle total.

    There is no save button. What you count is saved automatically, and Saved appears at the bottom.

    No need to ask “how many are we at?” in the evening: the shared number updates on the others' screens too.

    If you tapped by mistake, tap the Undo button at the bottom; the last count is removed.

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    Recited on your prayer beads? Add it in one go

    If you recited the dhikr on your prayer beads or from memory, you do not need to tap one by one. Tap the Bulk Add button under the counter. A long press on the counter opens the same window.

    Tap +10, +33 or +100, or type your own number in the Amount box and tap Add. The bar at the bottom of the task screen shows the day's shared total as a percentage.

    The shared counter starts again from zero every day at midnight, in your own time; it is a daily goal. If you want one large total spread over several days, use the one-time circle below.

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The person creating the circle

A one-time goal for an occasion

If you want a large total that runs until a certain date, such as salawat on a blessed night or for someone who passed away, you do not need to create a permanent circle.

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    Choose Collective counting in a One-Time Circle

    In the Circles tab, tap the + button at the top right and choose the One-Time Circle card. Choose Dhikr / Salawat as the type and tap Continue.

    If you do not see + at the top right, your name is not saved in the app yet. Tap the Join with an invite code button on the same screen and type your name. Then go back; the + button appears.

    At the Dhikr & Goal step, tap the Salavât-ı Şerîfe chip (the salawat). Type the circle's total target in the Target box, for example 10,000. Then tap Collective.

    For a dhikr set to Collective, the whole circle counts towards one target and the counts add up until the end date. If you choose Individual, everyone completes their own target.

    In the next steps, choose the end date, give the circle a name and tap Create Circle. On the circle screen, share the invite link with Invite.

    Counting opens when the circle starts. Once the others have joined, tap Start Now on the circle screen and tap Start Now again in the window that opens. If you like, tick Set a start time (optional) when you set it up; the circle then starts on its own at the time you choose.

    Whoever taps the link you share with the Invite button on the circle screen can add to the count from the page that opens in the browser, even without the app. This works only for dhikr set to Collective, and only after the circle has started.

    For details on the date, the invite and the dedication: One-time circle.

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    For reading Yasin or Ikhlas, choose the Du'a / Surah type

    At the first step of the One-Time Circle, choose Du'a / Surah as the type. The ready list at the Du'a & Goal step includes Yâsîn Sûresi (Surah Yasin) and İhlâs Sûresi (Surah al-Ikhlas). Type the total number the circle will read in the Target box and choose Collective.

    As people read, each adds what they read to the counter; the total shows on everyone's screen. You decide how many times it will be read; for the tradition behind a particular number, ask a scholar where you live.

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The circle's admin

If you want to mark days, not count

For things like reading the same surah or du'a every day, or keeping track of the prayers together, there is a daily mark instead of a counter.

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    Look at the Shared practices section

    When you tap the + button on the circle screen, the screen that opens has the Shared practices section at the bottom: Surah Reading (such as al-Mulk, al-Kahf, Yasin), Shared supplication and Prayer.

    No count is kept here: everyone carries on with their own worship and marks what they did that day. The circle's admin sees this section.

What it looks like in the app

These screenshots are from the app itself.

  • Dhikr task screen: shared counts on two dhikr cards and the shared total of 80 percent at the bottom
    Task screen: shared counts and the day's total
  • Home screen: the Your Tasks section with circle tasks
    Home: your task cards
  • Circle screen: dhikr, book and Quran tasks in the Readings tab, Shared practices below and the + button at the bottom right
    Circle screen: tasks and the + button at the bottom right

Frequently asked questions

How do I set a group salawat goal?

In your circle, tap the + button at the bottom right, choose the Dhikr card and pick Shared pool. Tap the Salawat row, type the target number, name the task and start it. For a goal that runs until a certain date, create a One-Time Circle, mark the dhikr as Collective and then start the circle. Creating a circle, setting up a dhikr goal and joining are free. With a free account you can manage one circle of your own at a time; there is no limit on joining other people's circles.

Does everyone count on their own, or on one shared counter?

You choose. With Same task for everyone, everyone counts the same list on their own. With Shared pool, the circle has one single counter and what everyone recites is added to the same total. In a one-time circle this choice is separate for each dhikr: Individual or Collective.

Does the shared counter start again every day?

The shared pool in a regular circle is a daily goal: the counter starts again from zero every midnight, in each person's own time. In a one-time circle, the count of a dhikr set to Collective adds up from the moment the circle starts until the end date.

Can we read Yasin or al-Ikhlas a set number of times together?

Create a One-Time Circle, choose Du'a / Surah as the type and add Yâsîn Sûresi (Yasin) or İhlâs Sûresi (al-Ikhlas) from the ready list. Type the total number in the target box and choose Collective. You decide how many times it will be read; for the tradition behind a particular number, ask a scholar where you live.

How do I add what I have recited?

On the task screen, tap the dhikr's card; every tap on the counter counts one. If you recited on your prayer beads, you can add a number such as +33 or +100 in one go with Bulk Add. There is no save button; the count is saved automatically.

Can people without the app add to the count?

In a one-time circle, yes: once the circle has started, whoever taps the link shared with Invite on the circle screen can add to dhikr set to Collective from the page that opens in the browser. For dhikr set to Individual, you need the app. Joining a dhikr goal in a regular circle also needs the app.

Do we have to gather and recite aloud together?

No. Everyone recites in their own place, at their own time. The app only adds up the counts and shows the circle's total.

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