Prayer Times in Sylhet, Bangladesh

Praying in Sylhet

Sylhet, in Bangladesh's northeast, is a city of around 900,000 people wrapped in tea gardens and rain-soaked hills — the spiritual capital of the region and the ancestral home of much of Britain's Bangladeshi diaspora. The city takes its identity from Hazrat Shah Jalal, the 14th-century Sufi saint whose dargah draws pilgrims from across the country and from London's East End alike. Sylhet's landscape of haors (wetlands), tea estates and the Surma River gives it a greener, wetter character than anywhere else in Bangladesh.

Prayer life in Sylhet revolves around the Shah Jalal dargah complex, where the call to prayer blends with the cooing of the shrine's famous fish pond and the murmur of pilgrims. The city's strong ties to the UK mean many families straddle two time zones — relatives in London check Sylhet's prayer times to call home after Maghrib. Sylhet's monsoon is among the heaviest in South Asia, so summer Fajr arrives as early as 3:40 AM with rain drumming on tin roofs, while winter dawns are crisp and clear. During Ramadan, the dargah area becomes a vast communal iftar ground, and the tea-garden workers of nearby Srimangal break fast with pitha and date palm jaggery sweets.

🧭 Qibla Direction from Sylhet

From Sylhet, Bangladesh, the Qibla points 277.0° clockwise from true north — facing west (W). This is the great-circle bearing computed from Sylhet's coordinates (24.8949°, 91.869°) to the Kaaba in Mecca (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E).

277.0° W

Hold your phone flat with a compass app: turn until the needle points 277.0° clockwise from north. Keep metal objects away for an accurate reading.

Sylhet — key facts

City

Sylhet, Bangladesh

Coordinates

24.8949° N, 91.869° E

Timezone

Asia/Dhaka

Population

around 900,000 in the city

Notable mosque

Dargah of Hazrat Shah Jalal (14th century)

Landmark

Shah Jalal Dargah and the tea gardens of Srimangal

Qibla direction

277.0° (W, west)

Calculation method

Muslim World League (default; changeable above)

Hijri date today

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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 Sylhet's coordinates (24.8949, 91.869), 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.

Published timetables and local mosques in Sylhet may differ by a few minutes because they sometimes apply their own adjustments or a different method. When in doubt, follow your local mosque.

FAQs — prayer times in Sylhet

Which direction is the Qibla from Sylhet?

From Sylhet, the Qibla is 277.0° clockwise from true north — facing west (W). It is computed as the great-circle bearing from Sylhet's coordinates (24.8949°, 91.869°) to the Kaaba in Mecca (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E).

Who was Shah Jalal of Sylhet?

Shah Jalal arrived in Sylhet in 1303 with 360 companions and is credited with spreading Islam across the region. His dargah (shrine) in the city centre is Bangladesh's most visited religious site — pilgrims come from across the country and from the large Sylheti diaspora in Britain, and the shrine's pond is famous for its sacred fish.

What calculation method is used for Sylhet prayer times?

This page uses the Muslim World League method by default, computed via the free Aladhan API from Sylhet'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 Sylhet?

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 Sylhet.