Ramadan 2026 Announcement

The Universal Education Foundation (UEF) follows the guidance and Islamic calendar methodology of the Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA) in determining the beginning of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr. FCNA uses astronomical new moon calculations to establish the start of Ramadan and Shawwal, in accordance with their Islamic calendar approach.

📅 Dates for Ramadan 1447 AH / 2026

(Based on astronomical calculation and subject to final confirmation)

  • First Day of Ramadan: Wednesday, February 18, 2026

  • First Night of Taraweeh: Tuesday evening, February 17, 2026

Reference:

  1. FCNA Calendar

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30 Nights of Ramadan Du’as

Night 1

رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
Our Lord! Accept this from us. You are truly the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
Qur’an 2:127

Night 2

رَبَّنَا وَاجْعَلْنَا مُسْلِمَيْنِ لَكَ
Our Lord! Make us ˹fully˺ submit to You.
Qur’an 2:128

Night 3

رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً
Our Lord! Grant us the good of this world and the Hereafter.
Qur’an 2:201

Night 4

رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا
Our Lord! Shower us with perseverance, and make our steps firm.
Qur’an 2:250

Night 5

رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا
Our Lord! Do not punish us if we forget or make a mistake.
Qur’an 2:286

Night 6

رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِّلْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ
Our Lord! Do not make us a trial for the wrongdoing people.
Qur’an 10:85

Night 7

رَبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا
My Lord! Increase me in knowledge.
Qur’an 20:114

Night 8

رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي
My Lord! Put my heart at ease.
Qur’an 20:25

Night 9

رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِينِ
My Lord! I seek refuge in You from the temptations of the devils.
Qur’an 23:97

Night 10

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
My Lord! Forgive and have mercy, for You are the Best of those who show mercy.
Qur’an 23:118

Important Hadiths

1. Virtue of Ramadan

“When Ramadan begins, the gates of Paradise are opened, the gates of Hell are closed, and the devils are chained.”

Sahih al-Bukhari (1899)

2. Forgiveness Through Fasting

“Whoever fasts Ramadan out of faith and seeking reward, all of his past sins will be forgiven.”

Sahih al-Bukhari (38)

3. Fasting Is Special to Allah

“Allah says: ‘Every deed of the son of Adam is for him except fasting; it is for Me, and I shall reward it.’”

Sahih al-Bukhari (1904)

4. Fasting Is a Shield

“Fasting is a shield.”

Sahih al-Bukhari (1894)

5. The Gate of Ar-Rayyan

“In Paradise there is a gate called Ar-Rayyan through which only those who fast will enter.”

Sahih al-Bukhari (1896)

6. Virtue of Laylat al-Qadr

“Whoever stands in prayer on Laylat al-Qadr out of faith and seeking reward, all of his past sins will be forgiven.”

Sahih al-Bukhari (1901);

7. Seeking Laylat al-Qadr

“Seek Laylat al-Qadr in the last ten nights of Ramadan.”

Sahih al-Bukhari (2017)

8. Worship in the Last Ten Nights

“When the last ten nights of Ramadan began, the Prophet ﷺ would stay up at night, wake his family, and strive hard in worship.”

Sahih al-Bukhari (2024)

9. The Best Supplication on Laylat al-Qadr

Aishah (رضي الله عنها) said:
I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, “O Messenger of Allah, if I know which night is Laylat al-Qadr, what should I say?”
He replied:

“Say: Allahumma innaka ‘afuwwun tuhibbul-‘afwa fa‘fu ‘anni.
(O Allah, You are Pardoning and love to pardon, so pardon me.)”

Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi (3513), graded sahih

10. Allah Frees People from the Fire

“Allah frees people from the Fire every night during Ramadan.”

Sunan Ibn Majah (1642), graded sahih