A Quran reading plan for Rajab and Shaban
An optional eight-week warm-up for Rajab and Shaban: grow a small daily Quran habit week by week so a Ramadan reading plan feels manageable.
Rajab and Shaban together give roughly eight weeks before Ramadan. This optional plan builds a small, steady Quran habit one step at a time, so that when Ramadan arrives a daily portion already feels familiar. It is a practical routine, not a religious requirement.
How to use this plan
Each week adds one small change. If a week feels too much, repeat it instead of moving on. Missed days are normal; continue from where you stopped rather than trying to catch up all at once.
Pages refer to this site's 604-page layout. If you use a printed mushaf with different pages, follow the same amounts in your own copy.
Carry the habit into Ramadan
By week eight, this plan aims for around four pages a day, if that feels manageable. The Ramadan plan below uses one juz a day (about twenty pages), which you can split into several sittings or reduce to suit you.
The eight weeks
Week 1: Choose a fixed time
Read one page a day at the same time, for example after Fajr or before sleeping.
Week 2: Add the meaning
Keep one page a day and read its English or Urdu translation afterwards.
Week 3: Two pages
Read two pages a day, in one sitting or split between morning and evening.
Week 4: Revisit familiar surahs
Two pages, plus one short familiar passage you already know, read slowly.
Week 5: Three pages
Read three pages a day. Note one verse you want to understand better.
Week 6: Listen and follow
Three pages, and listen to a recitation of one of them while following the text.
Week 7: Four pages
Read four pages a day, the pace of the four-page plan.
Week 8: Rehearse a Ramadan day
Keep four pages, and on one or two days try half a juz to test how a Ramadan routine fits.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to follow all eight weeks?
No. This is an optional practical routine. Start at any week, repeat weeks or stay at one page a day if that suits you.
When should I start?
Any time. The plan lines up with Rajab and Shaban, roughly from 10 December 2026, but those dates are calculated estimates and the plan works from any start date.
What if I miss a few days?
Continue from your last page. The aim is a steady habit, not a perfect checklist.
How does this connect to Ramadan?
It builds toward the four-page pace and then links to the 30-day Ramadan plan of one juz a day, which you can adjust to your situation.