First day of Ramadan
8 Feb 2027
Pending local moonsighting
Laylat al-Qadr (likely)
6 March 2027
27th night, last ten odd
Eid al-Fitr 2027
9 March 2027
1st of Shawwāl 1448
Day one
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Computed for the first day of Ramadan 2027 using each country's standard calculation method. Tap a city for the full month.
The month
What Ramadan is, and why we fast
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar and the month in which the Qur'ān was first revealed. Fasting from before dawn (Sehri / Suhūr) until sunset (Iftār) is one of the five pillars of Islam, obligatory on every adult Muslim able to keep it.
The fast is more than abstaining from food and drink. It is a month-long training of patience, gratitude, and discipline. The Prophet ﷺ said, “Whoever fasts Ramadan with faith and seeking reward, his past sins are forgiven.” (Bukhārī 38, Muslim 760)
The last ten nights hold Laylat al-Qadr, the Night of Decree, described in the Qur'ān as “better than a thousand months” (Q 97:3). Scholars recommend seeking it across all the odd nights of the last ten; the 27th is the most commonly observed.
How to prepare
Seven things worth doing
Set one fixed Qur'ān goal
A juz a day finishes the muṣḥaf in 30 days. Even a page a day is real progress. Pick one number and protect it.
Pray Taraweeh, at home is fine
Whoever stood the nights of Ramadan in faith and hope, his past sins are forgiven (Bukhārī 37).
Pay your Zakat al-Fitr
Before Eid prayer. The Prophet ﷺ obligated it as a purification of the fast and food for the poor.
Make iʿtikāf for the last ten nights
Even one full night in a mosque counts. The Prophet ﷺ did it every year.
Increase istighfar and dhikr
Especially after Asr. The mouth that abstained from food remembers Allah more freely.
Feed someone else's iftar
Whoever feeds a fasting person has the same reward as the faster, with no decrease in either (Tirmidhī 807).
Plan your iʿtikāf or laylat al-qadr nights early
Pick the nights before Ramadan starts. The intention written down ahead of time is harder to drop later.
Carry the habit past day 30
The Prophet ﷺ said the most beloved deeds are those done consistently, even if small (Bukhārī 6464).
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