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Quran khatm: finish reading the Quran at your own pace
Choose how many days you want to take to finish the Quran. Each day, your portion appears here: read it or listen to it in the site’s Quran reader, then tick it off. Fallen behind? The rest is spread out automatically. Everything stays in your browser, no account needed.
My plan
How many days to finish the Quran? The plan splits the reading into equal portions, ending at natural stopping points in the text.
My other plans
My group khatms
Group khatm
Share a link: everyone picks a portion, reads or listens to it on Assabile, then ticks it off. No account needed.
How to organise a group khatm For a deceased or sick person: create a khatm and dua page
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My badgesChallenges and badges
Markers to help you stay regular, visible only to you. No rankings, no shared numbers.
Badges and challenges hidden.
Your first badges will appear here once you have read your first portion.
Challenges
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Ramadan 1448 khatm
Finish the Quran during Ramadan (from February 8, 2027), or make it up before the end of Shawwal. The Ramadan plan is created for you.
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A khatm in thirty days
One juz a day for thirty days. The plan is created for you.
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A khatm in forty days
A gentle pace for a first khatm. The plan is created for you.
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Juz ’Amma in a week
The 23 pages of the thirtieth juz in seven days: ideal to start with, or with children.
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Get back on track
Seven reading days within ten days, even just one page.
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Join a group khatm
Read one portion of a group khatm within the month.
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The ten days of Dhul-Hijjah 1448
Read a portion of the Quran on each of the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah (from May 7, 2027).
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A khatm in seven days
For experienced readers: the fastest pace recommended by the Prophet ﷺ (al-Bukhari 5054).
My badges
- BismillahYour first portion read.
- First juzA whole juz read.
- Juz ’AmmaThe thirtieth juz read in full.
- A quarterA quarter of a plan read.
- HalfwayHalf of a plan read.
- Three quartersThree quarters of a plan read.
- All 30 juzEach of the 30 juz read at least once, in a plan or a group khatm.
- First khatmThe whole Quran read for the first time.
- Second khatmThe whole Quran read a second time.
- Five khatmsThe whole Quran read five times.
- Ten khatmsThe whole Quran read ten times.
- Plan keptA khatm finished by the planned date (three days’ grace).
- Within forty daysA khatm read in forty days or less.
- One step furtherA khatm finished faster than the previous one, without going under seven days.
- Khatm by listeningA Quran listening plan completed.
- Four consistent weeksFour weeks in a row with at least four reading days.
- Twelve consistent weeksTwelve weeks in a row with at least four reading days.
- A year of consistencyFifty-two weeks in a row with at least four reading days.
- Seven days in a rowSeven reading days in a row (one missed day per week is forgiven).
- Caught upA late portion made up.
- Welcome backReading resumed after a long break, three days in the week.
- First group portionA portion read in a group khatm.
- Thirty group portionsThirty portions read in group khatms.
- Group khatm completedA group khatm you started has been completed.
- Ramadan 1448A khatm read during Ramadan 1448 (or made up before the end of Shawwal).
- Ten days of Dhul-Hijjah 1448A reading on each of the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah 1448.
“Actions are only by intentions” (al-Bukhari 1). These badges are a help to stay regular, not a goal.
All my badges and challengesUnderstanding the khatm
Short answers, with references for the texts quoted.
What is a khatm?
A khatm (hatim in Turkish) is a complete reading of the Quran, from al-Fatiha to Surah an-Nas, from the mushaf or from memory. It has no set time or duration.
How long should it take to finish the Quran?
The Prophet ﷺ told Abdullah ibn Amr: “Read the Quran in a month,” then, as he could do more: “Read it in seven days, and do not go faster” (al-Bukhari 5054). Another authentic hadith says: “Whoever reads the Quran in less than three days does not understand it” (Abu Dawud 1394). Some scholars advise not to let more than forty days pass without finishing the Quran (Ishaq ibn Rahwayh, reported by at-Tirmidhi). And “the deed most beloved to Allah is the most regular, even if it is small” (al-Bukhari 6464, Muslim 783).
I’ve fallen behind. What should I do?
“Whoever sleeps through his portion, or part of it, and reads it between the dawn prayer and the noon prayer, it is recorded for him as if he had read it at night” (Muslim 747). Here, nothing is lost: spread the rest over the remaining days, or push back the end date. If you are ill or travelling, take a break: “when the servant falls ill or travels, he is credited with what he used to do when healthy and at home” (al-Bukhari 2996).
Why finish the Quran in Ramadan?
Jibril met the Prophet ﷺ every night of Ramadan and reviewed the Quran with him (al-Bukhari 6), twice in the year of his death (al-Bukhari 4998). Many of the pious predecessors read more during this month.
Does a group khatm count as a khatm for each person?
No: everyone is rewarded for what they read (Permanent Committee for Fatwas; Diyanet). Scholars who accept it set conditions: nobody is pressured, it is not presented as a sunnah, and it does not replace reading the Quran yourself.
How do you organise a group khatm?
Create the khatm, keep the organiser link and share the page link: everyone takes a portion, reads or listens to it on Assabile, then ticks it off. The step-by-step guide explains each stage and offers ready-to-send messages.
Does listening to the Quran count as reading?
Listening to the Quran is an act of worship (Surah al-A’raf, 7:204), but a khatm, as scholars define it, is a reading (Diyanet). So the plan records what you listen to separately; you can also read while listening, as the text follows the recitation.
Can you read on your phone without wudu?
Reciting from memory without wudu is permitted, without disagreement (Diyanet). As for a screen, some contemporary scholars (Salih al-Fawzan, Abd ar-Rahman al-Barrak) hold that it does not take the ruling of the mushaf: you may read from it without wudu. Reading with wudu remains preferable.
What should you say when you finish the Quran?
No specific supplication for finishing the Quran is authentically reported from the Prophet ﷺ; the one attributed to Ibn Taymiyyah has no known chain (Ibn Baz). Anas ibn Malik, when he finished the Quran, would gather his family and make dua for them (ad-Darimi, authentic chain). Make dua freely, for example with the supplications found in the Quran.
These pointers are only a guide. For a question of fiqh that concerns you, ask a person of knowledge.