Today's Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib & Isha times for Bradford — calculated from the city's exact coordinates, with a live countdown to the next prayer.
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Praying in Bradford
Bradford, the West Yorkshire mill city, has one of the highest Muslim proportions of any city in Britain — around a third of its 550,000 residents, predominantly of Kashmiri (Mirpuri) heritage. The families who came to work the wool mills in the 1950s and 60s built a community that now defines the city: Manningham's mosques and sweet shops, the Lister Park's Mughal gardens, and a halal food scene famous across the north.
Bradford's mosques range from the grand Bradford Grand Mosque to dozens of neighbourhood masjids; the city's madrasas teach thousands of children each evening. The community's Kashmiri roots show in its food — the city's curry houses and Kashmiri chai shops are institutions — and in its strong charitable tradition. At 53.8°N, Bradford's prayer times swing with the Pennine seasons: summer Fajr near 2:30 AM with Maghrib past 9:40 PM (mosques typically use adjusted summer timetables), winter Fajr around 6:50 AM with Maghrib near 3:55 PM. During Ramadan, Manningham Lane's restaurants stay packed until sahur, and the city's mosques coordinate some of the UK's best-organised iftar programmes.
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🧭 Qibla Direction from Bradford
From Bradford, United Kingdom, the Qibla points 119.3° clockwise from true north — facing east-southeast (ESE). This is the great-circle bearing computed from Bradford's coordinates (53.796°, -1.7594°) to the Kaaba in Mecca (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E).
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Bradford — key facts
City
Bradford, United Kingdom
Coordinates
53.796° N, -1.7594° E
Timezone
Europe/London
Population
around 550,000 in the city
Notable mosque
Bradford Grand Mosque and Manningham's historic mosques
Landmark
Lister Park's Mughal gardens and Saltaire (nearby)
Qibla direction
119.3° (ESE, east-southeast)
Calculation method
Muslim World League (default; changeable above)
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📅 Monthly Timetable — Bradford
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Calculation method & data source
Times on this page are computed by the Aladhan prayer-times API (free, no key required) for Bradford's coordinates (53.796, -1.7594), using the Muslim World League method (method 3) by default. You can switch to another convention — Karachi, ISNA, Egypt, Makkah, Turkey (Diyanet), Singapore and more — with the dropdown above; your choice is remembered on this device.
At Bradford's latitude (53.8°N), summer nights are extremely short — local mosques use adjusted timetables in midsummer. Check your mosque; ISNA or Muslim World League with adjustments are common.
Published timetables and local mosques in Bradford may differ by a few minutes because they sometimes apply their own adjustments or a different method. When in doubt, follow your local mosque.
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From Bradford, the Qibla is 119.3° clockwise from true north — facing east-southeast (ESE). It is computed as the great-circle bearing from Bradford's coordinates (53.796°, -1.7594°) to the Kaaba in Mecca (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E).
Why is Bradford's Muslim community largely Kashmiri?
Bradford's Muslim community is predominantly of Kashmiri (Mirpuri) heritage — families who arrived from the 1950s to work in the wool mills. The city has one of the highest Muslim proportions of any UK city (around a third), and its mosques, madrasas and halal food scene reflect a deeply rooted community.
What calculation method is used for Bradford prayer times?
This page uses the Muslim World League method by default, computed via the free Aladhan API from Bradford's coordinates. You can switch to Karachi, ISNA, Egypt, Makkah, Turkey (Diyanet) and other methods with the dropdown above — your choice is saved on your device.
Why do these times differ slightly from my local mosque in Bradford?
Mosques sometimes apply their own adjustments — a different calculation method, added safety minutes, or a fixed timetable. A difference of a few minutes is normal; when in doubt, follow your local mosque in Bradford.