Ramadan Journal

Day 01 · 30

The First Day

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ

O you who believe: fasting has been prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you – so that you may become mindful of God.

AL-BAQARAH 2:183

Day 02 · 30

Intention

إِنَّمَا الأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ، وَإِنَّمَا لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مَا نَوَى

Actions are judged only by their intentions, and every person will have only what they intended.

SAHIH AL-BUKHARI 1 · SAHIH MUSLIM 1907 · EXCERPT

Day 03 · 30

Calm

ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَطْمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ أَلَا بِذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ ٱلْقُلُوبُ

Those who believe and whose hearts find rest in the remembrance of Allah. Truly, it is in the remembrance of Allah that hearts find rest.

AR-RA'D 13:28

Day 04 · 30

Prayer

إِنَّنِىٓ أَنَا ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱعْبُدْنِى وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِذِكْرِىٓ

Truly, I am Allah. There is no god but Me. So worship Me, and establish prayer for My remembrance.

TA-HA 20:14

Day 05 · 30

Family

وَٱلَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَٰجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّـٰتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍۢ وَٱجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا

And those who say: Our Lord, grant us joy and comfort in our spouses and our children, and make us an example for those who are mindful of You.

AL-FURQAN 25:74

Day 06 · 30

Patience

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ

O you who believe: seek help through patience and prayer. Truly, Allah is with those who are patient.

AL-BAQARAH 2:153

Day 07 · 30

Gratitude

وَإِذْ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكُمْ لَئِن شَكَرْتُمْ لَأَزِيدَنَّكُمْ

And when your Lord proclaimed: If you are grateful, I will surely give you more.

IBRAHIM 14:7 · EXCERPT

Day 08 · 30

Memories

فَٱذْكُرُونِىٓ أَذْكُرْكُمْ وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ لِى وَلَا تَكْفُرُونِ

So remember Me, and I will remember you. Be grateful to Me, and do not be ungrateful.

AL-BAQARAH 2:152

Day 09 · 30

Care

وَيُطْعِمُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِۦ مِسْكِينًۭا وَيَتِيمًۭا وَأَسِيرًا

And they give food – despite their own love for it – to the needy, the orphan, and the captive.

AL-INSAN 76:8

Day 10 · 30

Ten days have passed

On days 10, 20 and 30 you look back: at your three intentions and at everything so far.

What was the most beautiful moment of these first days?

Day 11 · 30

In the Middle of It

فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًۭا

For truly, with hardship comes ease. Truly, with hardship comes ease.

ASH-SHARH 94:5-6

Day 12 · 30

Mercy

قُلْ يَـٰعِبَادِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا۟ مِن رَّحْمَةِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ ٱلذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Say: O My servants who have wronged themselves, do not lose hope in the mercy of Allah. Truly, Allah forgives all sins. He is the All-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.

AZ-ZUMAR 39:53

Day 13 · 30

Gentleness

وَلْيَعْفُوا۟ وَلْيَصْفَحُوٓا۟ ۗ أَلَا تُحِبُّونَ أَن يَغْفِرَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌ

Let them pardon and overlook. Would you not love for Allah to forgive you? And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

AN-NUR 24:22 · EXCERPT

Day 14 · 30

Giving

قَوْلٌۭ مَّعْرُوفٌۭ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ خَيْرٌۭ مِّن صَدَقَةٍۢ يَتْبَعُهَآ أَذًۭى ۗ وَٱللَّهُ غَنِىٌّ حَلِيمٌۭ

A kind word and forgiveness are better than charity followed by hurt. And Allah is Self-Sufficient, Forbearing.

AL-BAQARAH 2:263

Day 15 · 30

Parents

وَٱخْفِضْ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ ٱلذُّلِّ مِنَ ٱلرَّحْمَةِ وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱرْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِى صَغِيرًۭا

And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy, and say: My Lord, have mercy on them, as they raised me when I was small.

AL-ISRA 17:24

Day 16 · 30

Forgiveness

ٱلَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ فِى ٱلسَّرَّآءِ وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ وَٱلْكَـٰظِمِينَ ٱلْغَيْظَ وَٱلْعَافِينَ عَنِ ٱلنَّاسِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

Those who give in times of ease and of hardship, who hold back their anger and forgive people – and Allah loves those who do good.

AL-IMRAN 3:134

Day 17 · 30

Community

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَـٰكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍۢ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلْنَـٰكُمْ شُعُوبًۭا وَقَبَآئِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوٓا۟

O people, We created you from a male and a female and made you into nations and tribes so that you may come to know one another.

AL-HUJURAT 49:13 · EXCERPT

Day 18 · 30

Sincerity

قُلْ إِنَّ صَلَاتِى وَنُسُكِى وَمَحْيَاىَ وَمَمَاتِى لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

Say: My prayer and my sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of all the worlds.

AL-AN'AM 6:162

Day 19 · 30

Trust

وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُۥٓ

And whoever puts their trust in Allah – He is enough for them.

AT-TALAQ 65:3 · EXCERPT

Day 20 · 30

Twenty days have passed

On days 10, 20 and 30 you look back: at your three intentions and at everything so far.

What has touched you most in these days?

Day 21 · 30

Laylat al-Qadr

تَنَزَّلُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍۢ

In it the angels and the Spirit descend, by the permission of their Lord, with every matter.

AL-QADR 97:4

Day 22 · 30

Dua

وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِى عَنِّى فَإِنِّى قَرِيبٌ ۖ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ ٱلدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ ۖ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لِى وَلْيُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِى لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْشُدُونَ

And when My servants ask you about Me – I am near. I answer the call of the one who calls upon Me. So let them respond to Me and believe in Me, that they may be rightly guided.

AL-BAQARAH 2:186

Day 23 · 30

Returning

وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّى رَحِيمٌۭ وَدُودٌۭ

And ask your Lord for forgiveness, then turn to Him in repentance. Truly, my Lord is Merciful and Loving.

HUD 11:90

Day 24 · 30

The Night

سَلَـٰمٌ هِىَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ ٱلْفَجْرِ

Peace it is, until the break of dawn.

AL-QADR 97:5

Day 25 · 30

Quran

شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أُنزِلَ فِيهِ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ هُدًۭى لِّلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَـٰتٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَٱلْفُرْقَانِ

The month of Ramadan is the one in which the Quran was sent down – as guidance for people, and as clear proofs of guidance and of the criterion between right and wrong.

AL-BAQARAH 2:185 · EXCERPT

Day 26 · 30

What Remains

مَا عِندَكُمْ يَنفَدُ ۖ وَمَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ بَاقٍۢ

What you have will run out, but what is with Allah endures.

AN-NAHL 16:96 · EXCERPT

Day 27 · 30

People

إِنَّمَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِخْوَةٌۭ فَأَصْلِحُوا۟ بَيْنَ أَخَوَيْكُمْ ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ

The believers are but brothers, so make peace between your brothers, and be mindful of Allah, so that you may receive mercy.

AL-HUJURAT 49:10

Day 28 · 30

Afterwards

وَٱعْبُدْ رَبَّكَ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَكَ ٱلْيَقِينُ

And worship your Lord until certainty comes to you.

AL-HIJR 15:99

Day 29 · 30

Farewell

رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْوَهَّابُ

Our Lord, do not let our hearts turn away after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from Yourself. Truly, You are the Bestower.

AL-IMRAN 3:8

Day 30 · 30

Thirty days

On days 10, 20 and 30 you look back: at your three intentions and at everything so far.

What was the most beautiful moment of this month?