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The month of fasting in one place: when it is expected to start, a suhūr and ifṭār timetable for Sydney or wherever you are, a plan to read the whole Qur'an in thirty days, the du'āʾ to say, and the rules in short with their evidence.
| Day | Date | Suhūr ends (Fajr) | Ifṭār (Maghrib) | Fast |
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Thirty parts (juzʾ), one a day. A juzʾ is about 20 pages; four pages after each of the five prayers finishes it.
Sunna Jibrīl reviewed the Qur'an with the Prophet ﷺ every night of Ramadan .
ذَهَبَ الظَّمَأُ وَابْتَلَّتِ الْعُرُوقُ، وَثَبَتَ الْأَجْرُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ
Dhahaba ẓ-ẓamaʾu wabtallati l-ʿurūq, wa thabata l-ajru in shāʾa llāh
The thirst has gone, the veins are moistened, and the reward is assured, if Allah wills.
Said by the Prophet ﷺ when he broke his fast, .
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي
Allāhumma innaka ʿafuwwun tuḥibbu l-ʿafwa faʿfu ʿannī
O Allah, You are the One who pardons, You love to pardon, so pardon me.
Taught to ʿĀʾishah for the Night of Decree, .
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ
Bismillāh
In the name of Allah.
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The fasting person's du'āʾ is answered
Allah placed the verse on du'āʾ in the middle of the verses on fasting: “I am truly near. I respond to one's prayer when they call upon Me” 2:186. Make your own du'āʾ before ifṭār, in any language.
Who fasts
Qur'an Every adult Muslim who is able. The ill and travellers may fast other days instead; those who cannot fast at all feed a poor person for each day (fidyah) 2:183-185.
Scholars Women do not fast during menstruation or after childbirth and make the days up later; pregnant and breastfeeding women who fear for themselves or the baby may also leave it and make up. If you have diabetes or another condition, speak to your doctor before Ramadan.
From dawn to sunset
Qur'an Eat and drink “until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct from the black thread of night”, then complete the fast until night 2:187.
Sunna “Eat suhūr, for there is blessing in it” . “People will remain well as long as they hasten to break the fast” . Break it with fresh dates, or dried dates, or water .
What breaks it, and what does not
Eating, drinking and marital relations during the day break the fast 2:187. Sunna Eating or drinking by mistake does not: “Allah fed him and gave him drink” . Scholars Most hold that brushing the teeth without swallowing, an injection that is not nourishment, a blood test, eye drops and swimming do not break the fast; scholars differ on some of these, so ask if it matters to you.
The intention
Scholars Intend the fast in your heart, each night before dawn for the Mālikīs and Shāfiʿīs and Ḥanbalīs (the Mālikīs allow one intention for the whole month); the Ḥanafīs allow it until before midday. Getting up for suhūr is itself an intention.
Night prayer (tarāwīḥ)
Sunna “Whoever prays at night in Ramadan out of faith and hoping for reward will be forgiven his past sins” . The Prophet ﷺ led it in the mosque for a few nights, then prayed at home so it would not be made obligatory ; ʿUmar later gathered the people behind one imam .
Character
Sunna “Whoever does not give up false speech and acting on it, Allah has no need of his giving up food and drink” .
Laylat al-Qadr
Sunna “Seek it in the odd nights of the last ten of Ramadan” . In the last ten the Prophet ﷺ stayed up at night, woke his family and strove harder , and stayed in the mosque in iʿtikāf .
Zakāt al-fiṭr
Sunna One ṣāʿ of food for every member of the household, young and old, given before people go out to the Eid prayer . Scholars The Ḥanafīs, and many today, allow it in money; each year mosques and charities in Australia announce an amount per person. Give it in the last days of Ramadan so it reaches people in time.
Eid al-Fiṭr
Sunna Eat something, an odd number of dates, before going to the prayer ; take one route there and another back . Fasting on the day of Eid is forbidden .
Six days of Shawwāl
Sunna “Whoever fasts Ramadan, then follows it with six days of Shawwāl, it is as if he fasted for a lifetime” .
Sources and method
Times use the standard astronomical formulas with the angle you choose (Muslim World League by default) and your browser's time zone rules. The expected start comes from the Umm al-Qurā calendar built into your browser; the UAE's Astronomy Centre also expected 1 Ramadan 1448 on 8 February 2027 (Khaleej Times, 22 August 2026). Qur'an: Khattab via quran.com. Hadith: sunnah.com.