Set Your Goals

Be careful and realistic while setting your goals. Remember, if goals are unrealistic and it’s very hard to get it done, then this may cause a rapid loss of momentum and thus finally resulting in failure to reach your goal. Set realistic goals that make sense not only for ourselves personally but as well in the context of the needs of others around us.

Make A Calendar

This goes hand-in-hand with goal setting. It is very important to make a schedule and follow it. Plan ahead of time on how you will schedule your week, given your Ramadan goals.Use a pre-designed calendar or make your own colorful Ramadan calendar. Place it where you spend most of your time usually.

Salah

The five daily prayers are the second pillar of Islam and are required. Sometimes we are not only lazy in praying but also don’t see the importance and priority of this act of worship. If you’re one of those who skips the five daily prayers, it is a time to make a good habit to pray regularly and on time. You can begin with the easiest prayer for you to fulfill in its proper stated time in the first week. From there, start doing two prayers daily in week 2, then three in week 3, and finally four in week 4. By the time Ramadan starts, you should be hitting all 5 every single day, and this will likely be the most singular important habit in your life that you must maintain post-Ramadan, no matter what.

Fasting

Fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam. Muslims fast as an act of worship, a chance to get closer to Allah (swt), and a way to become more compassionate to those in need. Fasting is also seen as a way to learn patience and break bad habits. So, let’s take this Ramadan as an opportunity to gain Allah’s pleasure and leave those bad habits which take us away from the right path.

Quran

The Prophet (PBUH) would revise the Qur’an every Ramadan, so all of us should have a goal of completing the Qur’an as many times as possible. It is recommended to read Quran with understanding. You can set one time to do recitation only and another time to read its translation and Tafseer. Start with 2 pages a day, then go to three, and end the week with 4 pages a day.