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Sharjah Prayer Times Today

مواقيت الصلاة في الشارقة

Accurate salah times for Sharjah, UAE — calculated with the IACAD method used by every official UAE mosque. Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha. Works offline after first load.

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SHARJAH, UAE
IACAD method (method=16) · Official UAE standard
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Prayer Times in Sharjah

Sharjah is the UAE's third-largest emirate and the cultural capital of the Arab world (UNESCO, 1998). It borders Dubai to the south and Ajman to the north; a short drive from central Sharjah reaches both. Prayer times here use IACAD (method=16) with Sharjah's coordinates (25.3463°N, 55.4209°E) — identical in practice to Dubai's and Ajman's times because of the close proximity.

The astronomical data comes from the AlAdhan API, and times cache offline after first load.

Calculation Method

Sharjah prayer times on Dhikr use the IACAD method (method=16), the standard published by the UAE's Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department. Every official UAE mosque uses this method, so the times shown match what you hear from the minarets.

Coordinates
25.3463°N
Method
IACAD
Fajr / Isha
18.2°
Asr Madhab
Shafi'i

Jumu'ah in Sharjah

Jumu'ah (Friday congregational prayer) time in Sharjah follows the official GAIAE decree applied across all UAE emirates — typically 12:15 PM in summer and 12:30 PM in winter. The khutba begins shortly after the adhan. Smaller neighborhood mosques and major city mosques synchronize to the same decree.

Sunnah Rak'ahs

Each obligatory prayer carries emphasized Sunnah rak'ahs narrated in authentic hadith. Dhikr shows them alongside the main times with the hadith collection and number — so every claim is verifiable. See the Hadith Reader for the full narrations.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do Sharjah prayer times differ from Dubai?
Sharjah and Dubai sit right next to each other — about 20 km apart — so prayer times differ by less than a minute. The two share the same calculation method (IACAD) and effectively the same sunrise and sunset. Most residents of Sharjah who work in Dubai can use either page without noticeable difference.
Does Sharjah have its own moon sighting?
Sharjah follows the UAE Moon Sighting Committee announcements for Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr, and Eid al-Adha. There is no emirate-specific moon sighting; all 7 emirates observe the same dates.
Which calculation method is used for Sharjah?
Sharjah uses method=16 (IACAD), the official UAE calculation method. Sharjah's mosques follow this standard, making the times on this page match what you hear in the adhan.
Is alcohol prohibition a factor in prayer-time publication?
Sharjah famously maintains strict alcohol-free policies, but that has no bearing on prayer-time calculation — times are astronomical. What the emirate's stricter application of Islamic law does mean is that prayer times are closely observed publicly, and mosques are densely distributed.
Can I find prayer times for Kalba or Khor Fakkan (Sharjah enclaves) here?
Kalba and Khor Fakkan are exclaves of Sharjah on the east coast, so their prayer times are closer to Fujairah's than to Sharjah city's. For those, use the Fujairah page or the custom-location prayer tool.