--- title: "Connect al-Qur'an and Podio - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Hijri Month\" fires in al-Qur'an, your agent runs \"Create Task\" in Podio, or \"Item Updated\" in Podio to \"Convert Hijri Date\" in al-Qur'an." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/al-qur-an-to-podio" --- # Connect al-Qur'an and Podio When **New Hijri Month** fires in [al-Qur'an](https://apiant.ai/connections/al-qur-an), your agent runs **Create Task** in [Podio](https://apiant.ai/connections/podio), or **Item Updated** in Podio to **Convert Hijri Date** in al-Qur'an. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. al-Qur'an **5** triggers al-Qur'an **13** actions Podio **8** triggers Podio **14** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want al-Qur'an and Podio to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What al-Qur'an and Podio can do together ### From al-Qur'an to Podio - When **New Hijri Month** in al-Qur'an then **Create Task** in Podio - When **Daily Name of Allah** in al-Qur'an then **Update task** in Podio ### From Podio to al-Qur'an - When **Item Updated** in Podio then **Convert Hijri Date** in al-Qur'an - When **New Activity** in Podio then **Get Ayah** in al-Qur'an Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with al-Qur'an and Podio ## Triggers and actions 13 triggers · 27 actions - Trigger **Daily Name of Allah** Triggers once a day with one of the 99 Names of Allah, cycling through all of them in order, with its Arabic text, transliteration and English meaning. - Trigger **Daily Prayer Times** Triggers once a day with that day's prayer times (Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha and more) for the chosen city. - Trigger **New Hijri Month** Triggers when a new Hijri (Islamic) month begins, returning today's Hijri date with the new month's name and number. - Trigger **Next Prayer Reminder** Triggers when the next upcoming prayer for your location changes, returning the prayer's name and time. - Trigger **Upcoming Islamic Holiday** Triggers when the next upcoming Islamic holiday changes, returning its Hijri and Gregorian dates. - Action **Convert Hijri Date** Converts a Hijri (Islamic) date to its Gregorian equivalent, returning both dates with day, month and year details. - Action **Get Ayah** Returns a single ayah (verse) of the Qur'an in the edition you choose, with its surah, juz and page details. - Action **Get Ayah Audio URL** Returns the audio recitation URL (MP3 on the Islamic Network CDN) for one ayah of the Qur'an in the chosen reciter's audio edition. - Action **Get Ayah Image URL** Returns the CDN image URL of a single Quran ayah, in normal or high resolution, after confirming the image exists. - Action **Get Islamic Holidays** Returns the Islamic holidays for a given Hijri year, with each holiday's Hijri and Gregorian dates. - Action **Get Name(s) of Allah** Returns one or more of the 99 Names of Allah (Asma al-Husna) with Arabic text, transliteration and English meaning. - Action **Get Prayer Calendar** Returns prayer times for every day of a Gregorian month for a city. - Action **Get Prayer Times** Returns the prayer times for a city on a given date, along with the Hijri date and calculation details. - Action **Get Qibla Direction** Returns the Qibla direction (compass bearing toward the Kaaba in Makkah) for a given latitude and longitude. - Action **Get Reading Portion** Returns the ayahs of one Qur'an reading portion — a juz, manzil, ruku, page or hizb quarter — in the edition you choose. - Action **Get Surah** Returns a surah of the Qur'an with its details and all of its ayahs in the edition you choose. - Action **Get Surah Audio URL** Returns the streaming MP3 URL for a full surah recited by the chosen reciter, and confirms the file exists on the Islamic Network CDN. - Action **Search Quran** Searches the Qur'an for ayahs containing a word, in all surahs or one surah, in a chosen language or edition. - Trigger **Item Updated** Fires when an item in the chosen Podio app is created or edited (each new item revision). - Trigger **New Activity** Fires when activity occurs on any object (item, status, task, action, file) in the connected user's global Podio stream. - Trigger **New Application** Fires when a new Podio app becomes available to the connected user. - Trigger **New Item** Triggers when you add a new item, record or entry to an app (standard or custom). - Trigger **New Organization** Triggers when you add a new organization. - Trigger **New Task** Triggers when you add a new task. - Trigger **New View** Fires when a new view is created on a Podio app. - Trigger **New Workspace** Fires when a new workspace appears among the workspaces you are a member of, across all your organizations. - Action **Add comment** Add a comment to an object (item, task, status). - Action **Attach File** Upload a file to Podio and attach it to an item, task, comment, or status message. - Action **Create Item** Create a new item, record or entry inside an app (standard or custom). - Action **Create Status** Add a status update to a workspace stream. - Action **Create Task** Create a new task. - Action **Delete item** Delete an item. - Action **Find Item** Find an item by title in an app. - Action **Get app** Get an app definition including fields. - Action **Get item** Get an item by id. - Action **Get Status** Returns a status message posted to a workspace, with its text and author. - Action **Get task** Get a task by id. - Action **List items** List items in an app with paging/sort. - Action **Update Item** Update an item, record or entry inside an app (standard or custom). - Action **Update task** Update a task's text, due date, responsible etc. ## Each app on its own - [ **al-Qur'an** The Al Quran Cloud is a simple web app that allows you to read and hear the Quran being recited by Juz...](https://apiant.ai/connections/al-qur-an) - [ **Podio** Podio is a collaborative work platform that's perfect for managing projects, teams, and anything else in...](https://apiant.ai/connections/podio) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from al-Qur'an - [ **al-Qur'an to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/al-qur-an-to-hubspot) - [ **al-Qur'an to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/al-qur-an-to-salesforce) - [ **al-Qur'an to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/al-qur-an-to-slack) - [ **al-Qur'an to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/al-qur-an-to-google-sheets) - [ **al-Qur'an to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/al-qur-an-to-gmail) - [ **al-Qur'an to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/al-qur-an-to-google-calendar) ## More into Podio - [ **HubSpot to Podio** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-podio) - [ **Google Sheets to Podio** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-podio) - [ **Gmail to Podio** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-podio) - [ **Google Calendar to Podio** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-podio) - [ **Google Drive to Podio** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-podio) - [ **Mailchimp to Podio** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-podio) Questions ## al-Qur'an and Podio, answered ### ### What can start an automation from al-Qur'an? Any of al-Qur'an's 5 triggers in the catalog, including New Hijri Month, Daily Name of Allah, Daily Prayer Times and Next Prayer Reminder. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Podio when something happens in al-Qur'an? Any of Podio's 14 actions, including Create Item, Create Status, Create Task and Update Item. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Podio to al-Qur'an? Yes. When something happens in Podio, your agent can act in al-Qur'an too. This page covers both directions: Podio's triggers and al-Qur'an's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for al-Qur'an or Podio? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use al-Qur'an and Podio without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.