Multilingual khutbah: read along in German, English or Arabic
Before each khutbah the mosque chooses the language of the wall: German, English or Arabic. From the Pro plan, every person can also switch between these three languages on their own phone - in the middle of the khutbah, without changing the wall or anyone else’s screen.
- 3 output languages
- Switch on the phone from Pro
- Source: Turkish, Arabic, Albanian
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What applies on which plan?
Two things need to be kept apart: the language of the wall and the language on your own phone.
| Feature | Plans | How it works |
|---|---|---|
| Choosing the language of the wall | All plans | Chosen before each khutbah: German, English or Arabic. It cannot be changed after the start. The wall, the phone view and the summary follow it. |
| Phone view via QR code | Pro and Max | Read along in the browser, with no app and no login. |
| Switching the language on your own phone | Pro and Max | Deutsch, English and العربية, in the middle of the khutbah. The choice stays saved on the device, for next Friday too. |
| Bubenheim translation of Qur’an verses | All plans, only with German output | With English or Arabic the machine translation stays, without a verse label. |
How does the language choice on the phone work?
In the phone view (from the Pro plan) there is a language selector above the text. Each person chooses for themselves, without changing the wall or anyone else’s screen. A family in which the parents prefer to read German, the daughter English and a guest Arabic can sit in the same row and read the khutbah in three languages.
One difference you will notice: the language the mosque has chosen for the wall runs live - the sentence appears while the imam is still speaking it. The other languages appear only when the sentence is finished, and therefore lag one or two seconds behind. The selector points this out. The Basis plan has no phone view; there the congregation reads on the wall, in the language the mosque has chosen.
Who is it worth it for?
- Arabic-speaking worshippers in a Turkish or Albanian congregation who want to read the khutbah along in Arabic.
- International students and professionals who read English most confidently.
- Spouses, guests and family members who read German while the imam and the congregation speak Turkish, Arabic or Albanian.
- Congregations in which several languages are lived side by side and the wall should not be the same for everyone.
Can an Arabic khutbah also be read along in Arabic?
Yes. If the mosque chooses Arabic as the output for an Arabic khutbah, Miskio does not translate but shows the recognised Arabic text as live text on the wall. That helps everyone who reads Arabic better than they hear it. There is more about this language on the page Arabic khutbah.
Where are the limits?
Turkish, Arabic or Albanian may be spoken; German, English or Arabic is shown. Turkish and Albanian are so far only available as spoken languages, not as output. If your congregation needs a further reading language on the phone, write to team@miskio.de - on the Max plan we set up further reading languages on request.
The additional languages are created from the recognised original text, not from the language of the wall - so nothing is translated twice. Like the wall, they are machine translations and can contain errors.
Every generation.One Friday.
Bring the khutbah onto your wall - so that the second and third generation understand what it is about.
or by email: team@miskio.de