A khatm is a complete reading of the Quran from beginning to end. This page gives you 30, 60 and 90-day plans, a calculator that turns any target into a daily page count and a finishing date, the khatm dua, what to do about missed days, and how group khatms are organised.
The standard mushaf is 604 pages divided into 30 juz, and that division exists precisely so a reading can be spread evenly across a month. Every khatm plan is a variation on one piece of arithmetic: 604 pages divided by the days you have. The rest — intention, routine, keeping your place — is what determines whether you finish.
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Definition
What is a khatm?
Khatm al-Quran means completing a full reading of the Quran. The root of the word carries the sense of sealing or concluding something. It is a voluntary act of worship — no school of law treats it as obligatory — but it is deeply rooted in practice, above all in Ramadan, the month in which the Quran began to be revealed.
A khatm may be undertaken for oneself, dedicated to parents, or read on behalf of someone who has died. It may be done alone over weeks or months, or shared among a group who divide the thirty juz between them and finish in a single day.
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Step by step
A khatm plan, step by step
Eight steps, in order, that turn an intention into a completed reading:
Make the intention. Decide in your heart why and for whom you are reading — for yourself, for your parents, or for someone who has passed away — and over what period. The intention is held in the heart; saying it aloud is a sunnah, not a requirement.
Choose a realistic length. The common plans are 30 days (the Ramadan standard, one juz a day), 60 days (half a juz), 90 days, or a full year. A pace you can actually sustain beats an ambitious plan you abandon in week two.
Fix the daily amount. Convert your target into a concrete daily figure: 604 pages divided by the number of days. Twenty pages a day finishes in a month; ten pages a day in two. Write the number down — a vague 'read a bit daily' plan is the one that fails.
Attach the reading to a fixed time. Tie it to an existing habit rather than to spare time: after fajr, after a specific prayer, or before sleeping. A khatm succeeds on routine, not motivation.
Track where you stopped. Use a bookmark, a notebook, or an app that stores the page. Losing your place is the single most common reason people restart and then give up.
Make up a missed day without panic. Missing a day does not invalidate anything. Add the missed pages to the following day, or extend the plan by one day. Guilt over a skipped day ends more khatms than the skipped day itself.
Read for understanding, not only speed. Pair the Arabic with a translation in your language, at least for the passages you do not know. Reciting correctly with tajwid matters more than finishing early.
Close with the khatm dua. On completion it is a long-standing practice to recite the khatm dua and to give thanks. Many read Surah al-Fatihah and the opening verses of al-Baqarah afterwards, symbolising that the reading begins again.
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Tool
Khatm calculator
Enter either the number of days you want to take or the pages you already read per day. The calculator returns your daily target, the juz equivalent, an estimated reading time and the date the khatm will finish.
20-21 pagesto read each day
1 juzdaily juz equivalent
~40 dkestimated daily time
21 November 2026, Saturdaycompleted in 30 days — the khatm dua falls on this date
Based on the standard 604-page mushaf (1 juz = 20 pages). Time is estimated at ~2 minutes per page; your own pace and attention to tajwid will change it. Missing a day does not break the khatm — make it up the next day.
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Table
Plan lengths and daily targets
Length
Pages per day
Juz per day
Suited to
30 days
≈ 20 pages
1 juz
Ramadan; the classic pace
60 days
≈ 10 pages
½ juz
A steady pace alongside work or study
90 days
≈ 7 pages
⅓ juz
A comfortable three-month plan
180 days
≈ 4 pages
⅙ juz
Beginners, or readers still building fluency
365 days
≈ 2 pages
1/12 juz
A year-long habit — the easiest to sustain
Twenty pages sounds heavy until you measure it: at an unhurried pace it is roughly 40 minutes a day, and split across two sittings — after fajr and after isha — it becomes twenty minutes each. The year-long plan needs about four minutes a day.
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Units
Juz or pages?
The juz is the traditional unit: thirty roughly equal parts, created so that a reading could be spread across a month. In the standard Medina mushaf each juz is exactly 20 pages, which makes the two units interchangeable in practice.
Juz boundaries do not align with surah boundaries — a juz can begin mid-surah — because the division was made for reading convenience rather than thematic structure. For planning, pages are the more practical unit: they are easier to count, easier to split across the day, and easier to make up when you fall behind.
One consequence worth expecting: al-Baqarah alone spans about two and a half juz, so the first days of any plan feel slower. The final juz are full of short surahs and move quickly.
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Together
Individual and group khatms
Individual khatm
One reader, one plan, read at your own pace over weeks or months. The advantage is flexibility; the risk is losing momentum, which is why tracking your place matters so much.
Group khatm
The 30 juz are divided among participants. Thirty readers taking one juz each complete a khatm in a day; ten readers taking three each do the same. Common in Ramadan and after a bereavement.
Tarawih khatm
In many mosques the imam recites about one juz per night across tarawih, completing the Quran over Ramadan. Listening counts as participating in the khatm.
Mukabala
One person recites aloud while others follow in their own mushafs, correcting as needed. Widespread in Ramadan mornings and a long-standing method of learning to recite accurately.
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Completion
The khatm dua
On finishing the final verses it is customary to recite the khatm dua — asking that the reading be accepted, that the Quran be an intercessor, and that its guidance be acted upon. No single wording is prescribed; the practice is established rather than legislated, and the words vary by region and tradition.
A widespread custom is to read al-Fatihah and the opening verses of al-Baqarah straight after completing the khatm, expressing that the reading has no end — the moment one is sealed, the next begins. Families often gather for the dua, and it is common to give charity on the day of completion.
For everyday supplications with Arabic text and transliteration, see the duas page.
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Hatırla İslam
Khatm tracking in the app
Set a target length and the app works out the daily page count, then remembers the page you stopped at so you always resume in the right place. Progress appears as a percentage with the days remaining, and you can either read alone or join a community khatm in which the thirty juz are shared among participants.
A khatm (khatm al-Quran) is the completion of a full reading of the Quran from beginning to end. The word comes from the Arabic root meaning 'to seal' or 'to conclude'. It carries no fixed obligation in fiqh; it is a voluntary act of worship, widely practised in Ramadan and often dedicated to a living or deceased person.
How long does a khatm take?
It depends entirely on your daily pace. The Quran is 604 pages and 30 juz in the standard mushaf. Twenty pages a day — one juz — completes it in 30 days, which is why this is the Ramadan standard. Ten pages a day takes two months, seven pages three months, and two pages a day makes a year-long khatm.
How many pages should I read each day?
Divide 604 by the number of days you have. For 30 days that is about 20 pages, for 60 days about 10, for 90 days about 7. The calculator on this page does the arithmetic and also tells you which date the khatm will finish on. Choose the number you can keep on your busiest day, not your best one.
What is the difference between a juz and a page?
A juz is one of the thirty roughly equal parts the Quran is divided into for exactly this purpose — one juz per night makes a monthly completion. In the standard Medina mushaf each juz is 20 pages. Juz divisions do not follow surah boundaries; they were made for reading convenience, not thematic structure.
Where should I start a khatm?
From the beginning — Surah al-Fatihah, then al-Baqarah — is the usual choice, and matches the order of the mushaf. There is no ruling against starting elsewhere, but reading in mushaf order makes it far easier to track progress and to know exactly where you are in the plan.
What if I miss a day?
Nothing is invalidated. A khatm is a voluntary undertaking, not a vow, so a missed day carries no penalty. Add the missed pages to the next day, or simply extend the plan. The practical danger is not the missed day but the discouragement that follows it — most abandoned khatms end this way.
When is the khatm dua recited?
Immediately after finishing the last verses, traditionally with the family or congregation present. There is no single fixed wording; the practice is well established, particularly in the Hanafi tradition. Many follow it by reading al-Fatihah and the opening verses of al-Baqarah, symbolising that the Quran is never truly finished.
Should I read in Arabic or in translation?
A khatm in the technical sense means reciting the Arabic text. Reading only a translation is valuable but is not counted as a khatm by the classical definition. The best approach for most non-Arabic speakers is to read the Arabic and follow it with the translation of the same passage, so that recitation and understanding grow together.
Can I do a khatm on behalf of someone else?
Yes. Dedicating the reward of a completed reading to another person — living or deceased — is a widespread practice, especially in the Hanafi school. The intention is made at the start. This is one of the most common reasons families organise a group khatm after a death.
How does a group khatm work?
The 30 juz are distributed among participants — 30 people reading one juz each complete a khatm in a single day; 10 people reading three juz each do the same. A coordinator tracks who has finished. Group khatms are common in Ramadan, on the anniversary of a death, and in mosque and community circles.
What is the relationship between tarawih and khatm?
In many mosques the imam recites roughly one juz across the tarawih prayers each night of Ramadan, completing a khatm by the end of the month. Praying tarawih behind such an imam means you have listened to a full khatm, which is itself a highly valued practice. See the tarawih page for how the prayer is performed.
Do I need to know tajwid to complete a khatm?
You do not need mastery, but you should read correctly enough not to change meanings. Scholars encourage reading slowly and carefully rather than quickly and badly; a reader who struggles is described in a well-known hadith as having a double reward. Listening to a reciter alongside your own reading is the fastest way to improve.
What are the longest and shortest surahs?
Al-Baqarah is the longest at 286 verses, spanning roughly two and a half juz — which is why the first days of a plan feel slower than the rest. Al-Kawthar is the shortest at three verses. The later juz contain many short surahs, so the final days of a khatm typically move much faster than the first.
What do I do at the verses of prostration?
There are fifteen verses of prostration (sajdah al-tilawah) in the Quran, marked in most mushafs with a symbol in the margin. On reaching one, the reader performs a single prostration if able, in a state of wudu and facing the qibla. If circumstances prevent it, the majority of scholars consider it permissible to continue reading.
How does khatm tracking work in Hatırla İslam?
You set a target length, and the app calculates the daily page count and keeps the page you stopped at, so you always resume where you left off. Progress is shown as a percentage with the days remaining, and you can run a khatm on your own or join a community khatm where the juz are shared among participants.
