Ramadan 1448 is expected to begin around 8 February 2027 according to the Umm al-Qura calendar, with the official start announced after the moon sighting. Many people enter the month with big intentions, then find on day five that they are behind on their khatma and that the fridge is empty an hour before iftar. A Ramadan planner does not add new worship; it turns intentions into clear daily numbers: how many pages after each prayer, when to sleep between work and taraweeh, what to cook this week and what to buy for Eid. This article explains how to set up your planner before Sha'ban ends.
Quick answer: Prepare your Ramadan 1448 planner in January 2027, before Sha'ban ends. Divide the khatma over 604 pages: about 20 pages a day, or 4 pages after each prayer. Track prayers and taraweeh on one daily page, plan suhoor and iftar weekly with a grocery list, and start the Eid list before the last ten nights.
When to start: steps before Sha'ban ends
Sha'ban 1448 begins roughly in the second week of January 2027, the same month the second school semester starts, so it helps to spread preparation over four steps rather than leaving it to the final days:
- First week of January: choose your planner and its format, paper or iPad, and write your three main goals for the month, such as one khatma, keeping up taraweeh and a daily charity, however small.
- Mid-Sha'ban: set the khatma plan, fix reading times around work and school, and list charities and family visits.
- Last week of Sha'ban: plan the first week's meals, buy the basics and prepare what can be frozen, such as sambousa and pastry.
- The night the month begins: open the day-one page, mark the khatma box and get that night's suhoor ready.
Paper or iPad
A paper planner suits people who want the page open on the desk or the fridge, and who read from a printed mushaf and want no extra screen in their day. A digital planner suits people who already use an iPad for work or study, because it goes with them between the office and home and needs no printing of 30 daily pages. You can combine both: the worship planner on the iPad, and the meal page and grocery list printed on the fridge, because the whole family needs to see them.
The khatma plan: 604 pages over 30 days
The mushaf most common in Saudi Arabia, the Madinah mushaf, runs to 604 pages, about 20 pages per juz. One khatma in 30 days needs about 20 pages a day, and the easiest split is across the five daily prayers: 4 pages after each prayer. Reading a page at a moderate, measured pace takes about two to three minutes, so the daily portion comes to 40 to 60 minutes spread through the day.
| Goal | Pages a day | Split after prayers | Approximate daily time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half a khatma | 10 | 2 pages after each prayer | 20 to 30 minutes |
| One khatma | 20 | 4 pages after each prayer | 40 to 60 minutes |
| One and a half | 30 | 6 pages after each prayer | 60 to 90 minutes |
| Two khatmas | 40 | 8 pages after each prayer | 80 to 120 minutes |
Pick the goal you can sustain on working days, not the one that suits a day off. One completed khatma is better than a two-khatma plan that stalls in week two.
If the month has 29 days
Ramadan may be 29 days, so make your plan finish on day 28: add one page on each of the first ten days and you gain two spare days for travel or illness. If you fall a day behind, do not try to catch up 20 pages in one sitting; spread them over the next three days.
Anyone reviewing their memorisation in Ramadan, or reciting to a teacher, needs a different kind of tracking from reading. The Memorisation and Review Tracker for iPad is a 47-page hyperlinked PDF with a map of the 30 juz and each one's page range, 6 pages that track all 604 pages with a box for memorising and three circles for review, and a weekly review schedule with three daily slots. It is for organising only and contains no Quranic text.
Prayers, taraweeh and work on one daily page
The day page in a Ramadan planner gathers everything you want to track in one place: the five prayers, taraweeh, the reading portion, adhkar, charity, suhoor and iftar. Filling it in takes two minutes after taraweeh and gives you an honest picture at the end of each week of the days you kept up and the days that needed adjusting.
The Ramadan 1448 digital planner for iPad has 30 daily pages with boxes for the five prayers and taraweeh, Quran reading by juz and pages, adhkar, charity, suhoor and iftar and gratitude, plus a khatma tracker on a 30-juz grid, a 30-day meal planner with a shopping list, a charity log and an Eid preparation checklist. It is a 38-page hyperlinked file with all planner text in Arabic, working in GoodNotes and Notability; in GoodNotes, use read-only mode to tap the links.
Working hours in Ramadan
Working hours are usually shortened in Ramadan, and the official decision on timings is issued each year, so wait for your employer's announcement before fixing your schedule. Once you know the hours, put three fixed blocks in the planner: enough sleep after Fajr or before work depending on your hours, a short 20 to 30 minute nap after getting home, and a reading slot after Asr when the house is quieter. Students need the same plan around school or university hours, since the second semester usually continues through the month; check the official academic calendar for holidays.
Suhoor, iftar and the grocery list
The biggest time drain in Ramadan is the "what are we cooking today?" question two hours before iftar, followed by a rushed trip to the supermarket. Weekly planning solves both: sit down on Thursday or Friday evening for twenty minutes, write iftar and suhoor for each day of the coming week, then write the grocery list straight from the plan.
A practical rule for iftar: dates and water first, then one main dish with a salad or soup, rather than five dishes with half thrown away. For suhoor: food that keeps you going for hours, such as eggs, foul, oats and laban, with plenty of water between iftar and suhoor. Repeat a list of 7 iftars each week, changing one or two dishes, which shortens shopping and cuts waste.
For those who prefer paper in the kitchen, the weekly meal planner and grocery list offers 8 weekly pages for seven days with breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack boxes, and 8 grocery lists split into 8 sections such as produce, meat and fish, dairy, bakery, rice and pulses and frozen, plus pantry and freezer inventory pages, in 26 A4 landscape pages. In Ramadan the breakfast and dinner boxes work well for iftar and suhoor.
The last ten nights and Eid preparation
The last ten nights fall roughly between the end of February and early March 2027, days in which Muslims strive in worship and seek Laylat al-Qadr. So move most Eid tasks before them: Eid clothes, preparing Eidiya envelopes, tidying the house and the visiting list. Give Eid its own page in the planner and start filling it in during the third week, so the last ten nights stay for worship rather than shopping.
Add to the Eid list the time to give zakat al-fitr before the Eid prayer, and if you have questions about the amount or details, refer to scholars or the official authorities. On the last day of the month, open the four weeks of pages and write two lines: which habit you want to keep after Ramadan, and how many pages a day you can sustain in Shawwal.
Frequently asked questions
When does Ramadan 1448 start?
Ramadan 1448 is expected to begin around 8 February 2027 according to the Umm al-Qura calendar, with the official start announced after the moon sighting. It is best to prepare your planner and khatma plan in January 2027, before Sha'ban ends.
How many pages a day do I need to finish the Quran in Ramadan?
About 20 pages a day for one khatma in 30 days, since the common mushaf has 604 pages. The easiest split is 4 pages after each of the five daily prayers, which takes about 40 to 60 minutes a day at a moderate, measured pace.
Should I use a paper or an iPad Ramadan planner?
Paper suits people who want the page in front of them at home without an extra screen; digital suits daily iPad users because it travels with them between work and home. You can combine both: worship tracking on the iPad and the meal page and grocery list printed for the family.
How do I organise my time in Ramadan around work?
Wait for the official Ramadan working hours to be announced, then fix three blocks in your planner: enough sleep, a short 20 to 30 minute nap and a regular reading slot after one of the prayers. Spread the khatma across the five prayers so you never need one long sitting.
Set up your planner before Sha'ban ends
Write your three goals this week, choose the planner format and set the khatma plan before mid-Sha'ban, so the month begins with day one already clear. The DAZIREL iPad planners and notebooks collection has the Ramadan 1448 planner and the memorisation and review tracker as hyperlinked PDFs, with the download link arriving as soon as you order.