About 20 pages a day. The standard Madani mushaf is 604 pages, so a 30-day Ramadan works out at 20 pages a day with four left over, which is one juz a day. If you want to be sure of finishing even if Ramadan is 29 days, read 21 pages a day.
Split across the five daily prayers, that’s about four pages after each one. Most people can read a page in two to four minutes, so it’s 40 to 80 minutes of reading a day in total.
At a glance
- Whole Quran: 604 pages, 30 juz.
- One khatm in 30 days: about 20 pages a day, or 4 after each prayer.
- Safe for a 29-day month: 21 pages a day.
- Time: about 40 to 80 minutes a day.
Pages a day for every target
Pick the number of days you have. These are pages of the 15-line Madani mushaf, rounded up so you finish on time.
| Finish in | Pages a day | After each prayer | Reading time a day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 20 (21 on four days) | 4 | 40 to 80 min |
| 29 days | 21 | 4 to 5 | 40 to 85 min |
| 20 days | 31 | 6 | 1 to 2 hours |
| 15 days | 41 | 8 | 1¼ to 2¾ hours |
| 10 days (last ten nights) | 61 | 12 | 2 to 4 hours |
| Twice in Ramadan | 41 | 8 | 1¼ to 2¾ hours |
| Three times in Ramadan | 61 | 12 | 2 to 4 hours |
The reading times use two to four minutes a page, which is where most people land. Our guide to how long it takes to read each surah has measured times for a page, a juz and the whole Quran.
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Why one juz a day works so well
The Quran’s 30 juz line up neatly with a 30-day month, which is why “a juz a day” is the plan most people already know. Most juz are 20 pages, and a few are 19, 21 or 23.
There’s a reason Ramadan is the month for this. Jibril would go over the Quran with the Prophet ﷺ every Ramadan (Sahih al-Bukhari 4997), and twice in the year he passed away (Sahih al-Bukhari 4998).
How to split it across the day
Twenty pages in one sitting is hard to protect on a long fasting day. Spread out, it fits into the day much more easily:
- After each prayer: four pages after Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha. Each sitting is 8 to 16 minutes.
- Morning and night: ten pages after Fajr, ten after taraweeh or before suhoor.
- Commute and lunch: if you work, read on the way in and in your lunch break, and finish the rest after Isha.
Tip: front-load the first week. Read 25 pages a day for the first seven days and you’ll be about 35 pages ahead, well over a juz and a half, for the days that go wrong. The last ten nights are when you’ll want time for qiyam, so it helps to be ahead by then. Our plan for the last ten nights covers what to do with them.
If you fall behind
Don’t try to make it all up in one day. Divide the pages you’ve missed across the days you have left and add them on. If you’re five pages behind with ten days to go, that’s half a page extra a day. If a full khatm is no longer realistic, finishing a juz you’d otherwise have left is still Quran you read in Ramadan.
Reading for a khatm when you’re doing hifz
If you’re memorizing, it’s worth doing both, but treat them as separate jobs. Reading for a khatm is quick, with the mushaf open. Revision for your hifz should be from memory. Many huffaz use Ramadan to read the whole Quran from the mushaf and recite their memorized portion in taraweeh or night prayer.
If you’re leading taraweeh, see how many pages per night for a taraweeh khatm, and the taraweeh planner splits each night’s pages across the rak’ahs. Our guide to revision after completing hifz covers using Ramadan for your whole hifz.
Questions people ask
How many pages a day to finish the Quran in Ramadan?
About 20 pages a day for 30 days, or 21 if you want to be sure of finishing by the 29th. That’s one juz a day, about four pages after each of the five daily prayers.
How many pages is the Quran?
The standard Madani mushaf has 604 pages of 15 lines each. Most juz are 20 pages, and a few are 19, 21 or 23.
How long does it take to read one juz?
Roughly 40 minutes to an hour and 20 minutes, at two to four minutes a page. Your own time depends on your reading speed and whether you read with full tajweed.
How many pages a day to finish the Quran twice in Ramadan?
About 40 pages a day, or eight pages after each prayer. Three times means about 60 pages a day.
Can I finish the Quran in the last ten nights?
Yes, at about 60 pages a day, roughly three juz. That’s two to four hours of reading a day, so most people split it across the day and the night.
