The 30 daily duas of Ramadan are short supplications, one for each day of the holy month, that Shia Muslims recite alongside their fast. Each one asks Allah for a different quality, from patience and purity to forgiveness and the merits of Laylat al-Qadr. Below you will find every day’s dua with Arabic text, English transliteration and translation, plus the recommended prayers (amaal) for each night according to Fiqah e Jafria.
| Day | Dua | What the dua asks for |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Ramadan | Dua for the 1st day | Make my fast like the fast of true fasters |
| 2nd Ramadan | Dua for the 2nd day | Bring me near Your pleasure |
| 3rd Ramadan | Dua for the 3rd day | Grant me sound understanding |
| 4th Ramadan | Dua for the 4th day | Strengthen me to carry out Your commands |
| 5th Ramadan | Dua for the 5th day | Place me among those who seek forgiveness |
| 6th Ramadan | Dua for the 6th day | Do not abandon me to disobedience |
| 7th Ramadan | Dua for the 7th day | Help me with fasting and night prayer |
| 8th Ramadan | Dua for the 8th day | Grant me mercy towards orphans |
| 9th Ramadan | Dua for the 9th day | Give me a share of Your vast mercy |
| 10th Ramadan | Dua for the 10th day | Make me among those who rely on You |
| 11th Ramadan | Dua for the 11th day | Make me love goodness |
| 12th Ramadan | Dua for the 12th day | Adorn me with modesty and contentment |
| 13th Ramadan | Dua for the 13th day | Purify me from impurity |
| 14th Ramadan | Dua for the 14th day | Do not hold me to account for my slips |
| 15th Ramadan | Dua for the 15th day | Grant me the obedience of the humble |
| 16th Ramadan | Dua for the 16th day | Let me keep company with the righteous |
| 17th Ramadan | Dua for the 17th day | Guide me to righteous deeds |
| 18th Ramadan | Dua for the 18th day | Awaken me with the blessings of its dawn |
| 19th Ramadan | Dua for the 19th day | Give me a full share of its blessings |
| 20th Ramadan | Dua for the 20th day | Open for me the gates of Paradise |
| 21st Ramadan | Dua for the 21st day | Guide me to Your pleasure |
| 22nd Ramadan | Dua for the 22nd day | Open for me the doors of Your grace |
| 23rd Ramadan | Dua for the 23rd day | Wash away my sins |
| 24th Ramadan | Dua for the 24th day | I ask You for what pleases You |
| 25th Ramadan | Dua for the 25th day | Make me love Your friends |
| 26th Ramadan | Dua for the 26th day | Make my effort appreciated |
| 27th Ramadan | Dua for the 27th day | Grant me the merit of Laylat al-Qadr |
| 28th Ramadan | Dua for the 28th day | Increase my recommended acts |
| 29th Ramadan | Dua for the 29th day | Cover me with Your mercy |
| 30th Ramadan | Dua for the 30th day | Make my fast accepted with gratitude |
Laylat al-Qadr, the Night of Power, is “better than a thousand months” (Qur’an 97:3). Shia narrations direct believers to seek it in the 19th, 21st and 23rd nights of Ramadan. The 19th and 21st also mark the wounding and martyrdom of Imam Ali (a.s.) in Kufa in 40 AH. Common acts on these nights include ghusl, staying awake in worship, reciting Dua Jawshan al-Kabir, asking forgiveness and placing the Qur’an on the head.
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Each dua belongs to its own day of the month and is recited during that day, often after the Fajr prayer or before iftar. The nightly recommended prayers (amaal) belong to the eve, which in the Islamic calendar is the night before the day.
They are short supplications narrated from the Holy Prophet (s) through Ibn Abbas and recorded in classical Shia prayer manuals, including Mafatih al-Jinan by Shaykh Abbas Qummi.
Shia narrations point to the 19th, 21st and 23rd nights of Ramadan, with the 23rd night most strongly emphasised.
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