The authors review 11 popular Islamic lifestyle applications, focusing on their support for motivation and affective needs. The study finds that most of these applications lack features that foster autonomy, competence, and relatedness. The authors also interview ten devoted Muslim application users, finding that existing applications fall short in providing comprehensive learning, social connections, and scholar consultations. Based on these results, the authors propose design implications like guided religious information, shareability, virtual community engagement, scholarly question-answering, and personalized reminders. The aim of the research is to inform the design of Islamic lifestyle applications that better facilitate ritual practices, benefiting application designers and Muslim communities.
Publication date: 3 Feb 2024
Project Page: https://doi.org/10.1145/nnnnnnn.nnnnnnn
Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2402.02061
