I have been waiting in anticipation for this year’s Ramadan to arrive: cleaning, organizing, decluttering, and decorating our home in preparation for the same disencumbering, polishing, and beautifying I hope our souls will witness during the month. Now that our physical surroundings have undergone a transformation, my mind was prepared to decide what and how I wanted to accomplish taking full advantage of the month.
I identified and planned out six key areas that I am giving extra attention to, insha’Allah, organized into thirds to help me accelerate my actions during the last 10 days of the month, during which we should all strive to seek laylat-ul-qadr. The key areas for me are: qur’an, salah, dhikr, du’a, sadaqah, and relationships.
Here is a grid that organizes my goals for each category for each part of the month. It is my intention to perform these acts for Allah alone, so I have retracted certain numbers of for fear of riya’, but left enough information to help you customize your own goals, insha’Allah.
| First Third | Second Third | Last Third | |
| Qur’an | -Read x0 pages after Fajr -Read x0 pages during the day | -Read x0 pages after Fajr -Read x0 pages during the day | -Read x0 pages after Fajr -Read xx0 pages during the day |
| Salah | -Pray tahajjud -Pray taraweeh | -Pray tahajjud -Pray taraweeh | -Pray x0 minutes earlier tahajjud -Pray taraweeh -Pray an extra X0 minutes of nafl after taraweeh |
| Dhikr | -Istighfar x00 times -Salawat x00 times -La illaha illa Allah x00 times | -Istighfar x00 times -Salawat x00 times -La illaha illa Allah x00 times | -Istighfar x00 times -Salawat x00 times -La illaha illa Allah x00 times |
| Du’a | -Read from dua list, after each fard prayer and tahajjud, and upon breaking the fast | -Read from dua list, after each fard prayer and tahajjud, and upon breaking the fast | -Read from dua list, after each fard prayer, tahajjud, after nafl, and upon breaking the fast |
| Sadaqah | -Give $x amount | -Give $x amount | -Give double $x amount spread out over the nights of 21, 23, 25, 27, 29 |
| Relationships | -Remain calm and collected | -Remain calm and collected | -Remain calm and collected |
This is my first time separating my goals based on thirds, but it really helped me to see how I can realistically stretch myself in the last 10 nights and I hope you get some inspiration from it as well.
Insha’Allah, we are all able to maximize our good deeds during this Ramadan and that they are all accepted and that we are able to catch laylat-ul-qadr.
So Remember Me 