Assalamu Alaikum.
You're in the final stretch now, and the most powerful nights of the year are just three days away.
The last ten nights.
The nights that can change your entire destiny. But here's the thing—you can't just show up on Day 21 and expect to be ready.
You need to start preparing now. Mentally. Physically.
Today is that preparation.
Day 18
Saturday, March 07, 2026
01) Read These In The Morning: After Fajr
Morning Dua for Strength and Energy
ุงููููููู ูู ุฅููููู ุฃูุณูุฃููููู ุงููุนููููู ููุงููุนูุงููููุฉู ููู ุงูุฏููููููุง ููุงููุขุฎูุฑูุฉู
Translation
O Allah, I ask You for forgiveness and well-being in this world and the Hereafter.
Significance
This concise dua (from Sunan Ibn Majah) is one of the most comprehensive supplications you can make.
Al-'Afiyah (well-being) includes physical health, mental clarity, spiritual strength, safety from trials, and protection from harm.
The Prophet ๏ทบ said, "Ask Allah for Al-'Afiyah, for after certainty of faith, no one has been given anything better than well-being." You need well-beingโespecially now, as you prepare for the most intense nights of worship coming up.
Your body needs energy. Your mind needs clarity. Your soul needs strength. Ask Allah for all of it.
Dua for Night Prayers
ุงููููููู ูู ุฑูุจูู ุฌูุจูุฑูููู ููู ููููุงุฆูููู ููุฅูุณูุฑูุงูููููุ ููุงุทูุฑู ุงูุณููู ูุงููุงุชู ููุงููุฃูุฑูุถูุ ุนูุงููู ู ุงููุบูููุจู ููุงูุดููููุงุฏูุฉูุ ุฃูููุชู ุชูุญูููู ู ุจููููู ุนูุจูุงุฏููู ูููู ูุง ููุงูููุง ููููู ููุฎูุชููููููููุ ุงููุฏูููู ููู ูุง ุงุฎูุชููููู ููููู ู ููู ุงููุญูููู ุจูุฅูุฐูููููุ ุฅูููููู ุชูููุฏูู ู ููู ุชูุดูุงุกู ุฅูููู ุตูุฑูุงุทู ู ูุณูุชููููู ู
Translation
O Allah, Lord of Jibreel, Mika'eel, and Israfeel, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, You judge between Your servants concerning that in which they differ.
Guide me to the truth in matters wherein people disagree, by Your permission. Indeed, You guide whom You will to the straight path.
Significance
This beautiful dua (from Sahih Muslim) was recited by the Prophet ๏ทบ when he woke up for Tahajjud (night prayer).
It's a dua of humility and seeking guidance. You're acknowledging that Allah is the Lord of the greatest angels, the Creator of everything, and the Knower of all secrets.
Then you're asking Him to guide you to the truthโespecially when things are confusing, when people disagree, when you're not sure what's right.
This is the perfect dua to say before Qiyam al-Layl as you prepare for the last ten nights.
Ramadan Day 18 Special Dua
ุงููููููู ูู ุนูุงููููู ููููู ู ููู ุฃูููุฌูุงุนู ุงููุจูููุงููุงุ ููุฃูููุฑูู ูููู ููููู ุจูุฅูุฌูุงุจูุฉู ุงูุฏููุนูุงุกูุ ููุงุนูุตูู ูููู ููููู ู ููู ู ูุถููููุงุชู ุงููููุชูููุ ุจูุนูุตูู ูุชููู ููุง ุนูุตูู ูุฉู ุงููู ูุคูู ูููููู
Translation
O Allah, on this day, grant me relief from the pains of tribulations, honor me with the acceptance of supplication, and protect me from the deviations of trials, by Your protection, O Protector of the believers.
Significance
This dua asks for three critical things as you prepare for the last ten nights.
First, relief from tribulationsโbecause trials can distract you from worship.
Second, acceptance of your duasโbecause the last ten nights are the best time for supplication.
Third, protection from the confusion of fitnaโbecause when you're spiritually elevated, Shaytan (even though chained) will try harder through your nafs to confuse you, distract you, or make you doubt.
You're asking Allah to protect you from all of it so you can worship with full clarity and focus.
What to Read: Deep Into Juz 6
Continue reading Juz 6, focusing on the end of Surah An-Nisa and the beginning of Surah Al-Ma'idah.
Surah Al-Ma'idah begins with commands about fulfilling contracts and covenants—both with Allah and with people.
It's a reminder that faith isn't just internal; it's expressed through keeping your word, honoring your commitments, and being trustworthy.
When you read the verse, "O you who have believed, fulfill [all] contracts" (5:1), think about the promises you've made.
To Allah (like praying five times a day, finishing the Quran).
To yourself (like staying consistent, controlling your anger).
To others (like being there for family, paying back debts).
Are you keeping those contracts? Or are you breaking them?
Ramadan is the time to reset and recommit.
Tip: Look at these daily challenges as a way of using Ramadan as a training ground for the year ahead of you.
02 Your Specific Task: The "Night Prayer Prep Challenge"
Today's task is about preparing yourself physically and mentally for Qiyam al-Layl in the last ten nights.
Tonight, wake up for Tahajjud—even if it's just for two rak'ahs.
Set your alarm for the last third of the night (around 3:00-4:00 AM in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan).
Get up. Make wudu. Pray two rak'ahs. Make dua. Then go back to sleep.
Why?
The last ten nights are coming, and one of them is Laylatul Qadr—the Night of Decree, worth more than a thousand months (over 83 years).
The Prophet ๏ทบ used to spend those nights in complete worship, praying Tahajjud, reading Quran, and making dua.
But if you've never woken up for night prayer before, those ten nights will feel impossible.
Your body won't be used to it. Your mind will resist. Your alarm will feel like an enemy.
So start training now.
Tonight is your first practice session. Wake up. Pray. Make dua.
Even if it's hard. Even if you're tired.
Do it tonight, and then try again tomorrow night. By the time the last ten nights arrive, your body will be ready.
03 The "Golden Hour" (The 15 Minutes Before Iftar)
This is your daily appointment with the One who never sleeps.
Show up with your heart wide open.
Your Day 18 Dua List:
- Ask Allah to make waking up for Tahajjud easy for you in the last ten nights.
- Pray for the strength and stamina to worship throughout the night without getting tired or distracted.
- Ask Allah to grant you Laylatul Qadr and to accept all your worship on that night.
- Make dua for the ability to end Ramadan stronger than you started—spiritually, mentally, and in every way.
And make a deeply personal dua.
Something specific. Something only you and Allah know about. He's waiting.
A Little Brotherly/Sisterly Advice for Day 18
People think Laylatul Qadr is going to be this mystical, obvious experience.
That the sky will open. That you'll feel chills. That you'll know it's the night.
But for most people? It doesn't work like that.
Most people spend those nights tired, distracted, struggling to focus.
They pray, but their mind wanders. They read Quran, but they don't feel anything. They make dua, but it feels empty.
And then they think, "I must have missed it. I didn't feel anything special."
But here's the truth: Laylatul Qadr isn't about what you feel. It's about what you do.
The Prophet ๏ทบ didn't say, "Whoever feels Laylatul Qadr will be forgiven." He said, "Whoever stands in prayer on Laylatul Qadr with faith and seeking reward, all his previous sins will be forgiven."
It's not about feelings. It's about showing up.
You might not feel anything. You might be exhausted. You might struggle through every rak'ah. But if you show up—if you pray, read Quran, make dua with sincerity—Allah will accept it.
And that's what matters.
So don't wait for the "feeling." Don't wait for motivation. Don't wait for some sign.
Just show up. Every single night of the last ten. Give it everything you've got.
And trust that Allah sees your effort, even when you can't feel it.
Note: If you want, you can check out the day 17 where we discussed on a different things.
See you tomorrow, where we'll talk about the power of seeking knowledge and reflecting on the Quran deeply.
You're almost at the last ten.
Get ready. The best is yet to come.
