Umrah and Hajj
Understand the Friday khutbah in Makkah and Madinah
At Masjid al-Haram and Masjid an-Nabawi the khutbah is in Arabic. Balagh translates it live on your phone into English, Urdu, Indonesian, Turkish, French and 30 more languages, and the people in your group read along on their own phones.
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Free to download · iPhone and Android
At the Haram
Ready before the khatib stands up
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Install before you travel
Or in the masjid before the adhan. Choose your language once and you are set for every khutbah of the trip.
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Start when the khutbah begins
Tap Start listening. Balagh hears the khatib through your phone's microphone, from the loudspeakers too, and shows the translation as he speaks.
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Share it with your group
Show your room code. Everyone in your group scans it and reads along in their browser, without the app or an account.
Travelling with a group
One plan for the whole group
One person runs Balagh and shows the room code, and everyone else reads along for free in their browser. With Plus they all read in your language. With Pro each of them picks their own, up to four languages in one session.
Questions from pilgrims
Good to know before you travel
Does Balagh work inside Masjid al-Haram and Masjid an-Nabawi?
Yes. Balagh listens through your phone's microphone, so it works wherever you can hear the khutbah, including from the loudspeakers in the courtyards. Nothing needs to be set up in the masjid.
Does everyone in my group need to buy Balagh?
No. One person starts a session and shows the room code. Everyone else scans it and reads the translation in their browser, without the app or an account. With Pro, each of them picks their own language, up to 4 per session.
What does it cost for one trip?
Downloading is free. The first month of Balagh Plus costs €2.99 and includes 180 minutes of live translation, enough for every Friday khutbah of a normal trip. You can switch off renewal in your App Store or Google Play account right away and keep Plus until the month ends. The store shows the price for your country.
Do I need internet?
Yes, mobile data or Wi-Fi. The translation is made on our servers while the khatib speaks, so Balagh needs a connection for the whole khutbah.
Which languages can I read the khutbah in?
35 languages, including English, Urdu, Indonesian, Bengali, Turkish, French, German, Persian and Swahili. The khutbah in Makkah and Madinah is in Arabic, which is what Balagh listens for by default.
Can I follow the Makkah khutbah from home?
Yes. When you watch the live broadcast, hold your phone near the TV, or turn on Balagh's subtitles over other apps if you watch it on the same phone.
In Urdu (اردو)
کیا بلاغ مسجد الحرام اور مسجد نبوی میں کام کرتا ہے؟
جی ہاں۔ بلاغ آپ کے فون کے مائیک سے جمعہ کا خطبہ سنتا ہے اور اسی وقت اردو، انگریزی یا کسی اور زبان میں ترجمہ دکھاتا ہے۔ مسجد میں کچھ لگانے کی ضرورت نہیں۔
کیا گروپ میں ہر ایک کو بلاغ خریدنا ہوگا؟
نہیں۔ ایک شخص سیشن شروع کر کے اپنا کوڈ دکھائے۔ باقی سب اسے اسکین کر کے اپنے فون کے براؤزر میں ترجمہ پڑھ سکتے ہیں، ایپ یا اکاؤنٹ کے بغیر۔
This Friday, understand every word.
Get Balagh on your phone before the khutbah starts.