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Read.Reflect.Grow.

Somali books and audiobooks, the Holy Qur'an and a community of learning. Beautifully made, in one app.

In final testing. Coming soon to iPhone and Android.

The Books tab: featured Somali books with ebook and audio formats
A page of the Madani Mushaf in the app: Surah Al-Mulk, page 562
The Mataanaha home screen: next prayer time, quick links and Continue Reading

Discover Mataanaha

Everything meaningful, in one place.

Four spaces, one calm home. Move from a book to a recitation to a lesson without leaving the app.

  • Books

    Somali ebooks with a free sample, so you can read the first pages before you decide.

    Featured books in the app
  • Audiobooks

    Narrated books for the drive, the kitchen and the walk home.

    The audiobook player
  • Qur'an

    The Madani Mushaf page by page, with reciters, Tasbih and prayer times.

    The Qur'an tab with the Verse of the Day
  • Community

    Videos, articles and announcements to learn and reflect together.

Read beautifully

A reader made for long, quiet reading.

Choose the page that suits your eyes. Every theme is checked for comfortable contrast.

  • Type that fits you

    Text size, serif or sans, weight, line and paragraph spacing, margins.

  • Light, sepia, dark or your own colours

    Custom colours are only accepted when they stay easy to read.

  • Bookmarks and progress

    Pick up where you stopped, on every phone you sign in to.

  • Search inside the book

    Find a word or a passage and jump straight to it.

  • Free samples

    Read the opening chapters free, then unlock the full book.

Reading a free sample in the app, with the Unlock Full Book bar

Try the reader's settings

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Chapter one

Some books ask to be read slowly. A clear page, generous spacing and a typeface you like turn a few minutes into an hour you remember.

A preview of the reader's real themes and sizes. In the app they apply to the book itself.

The audiobook player: cover, progress, 15-second skips, playback speed and sleep timer

Listen anywhere

Let a good book keep you company.

Clear narration, simple controls and your place saved every time.

  • Free audio samples

    Listen to a chapter before you buy.

  • Playback speed

    From 0.75× to 2×.

  • Sleep timer

    Fall asleep to a chapter without losing your place.

  • Skip 15 seconds

    Back or forward, one tap.

  • Chapters and progress

    See every chapter and continue where you left off.

No sound plays on this page.

Explore the Qur'an

The Mushaf, exactly as printed.

All 604 pages of the Madani Mushaf, drawn line for line in its own calligraphy and checked page by page against the Quran Foundation.

Page 2 of the Madani Mushaf: the opening of Surah Al-Baqarah
Page 562 of the Madani Mushaf: Surah Al-Mulk
  • Page by page or scrolling

    Turn pages like the printed Mushaf, or scroll continuously.

  • Reciters

    Listen to a surah or a single ayah from well-known reciters.

  • Translations

    Somali and English translations, one ayah at a time.

  • Bookmarks

    Save an ayah and return to your last page.

  • Tasbih

    A gentle counter with adhkar from Hisn al-Muslim.

  • Prayer times and Qibla

    Times for your location and the direction of the Qibla.

The pages shown are screens from the app, drawn with the Quran Foundation's QCF V2 fonts (KFGQPC 1421H Madani print).

Community

Learn and reflect together.

A space for the Mataanaha community: talks, writing and news, chosen with care.

  • Videos

    Talks and lessons in a full-screen player.

  • Articles

    Thoughtful reading on faith, family and life.

  • Announcements

    News about new books and events.

  • Events

    Register for events from inside the app.

My Library

All your books in one place.

Your ebooks and audiobooks live together, and the app always knows where you were.

  • Continue Reading

    Back to your page in one tap from Home.

  • Continue Listening

    Your audiobook resumes at the second you stopped.

  • One collection

    Ebooks and audiobooks you own, side by side.

  • On every phone

    Sign in and your library follows you.

Continue Reading on the home screen
Books and audiobooks in the bookstore

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