What is The True Ilm Ramadan Challenge

By now, you may feel the strong desire to approach this year’s Ramadan differently.

Not with more pressure.
Not with unrealistic goals.
But with clarity, something steady you can return to each day, even when energy is low.

This is exactly why the True Ilm Ramadan Challenge was created.

It is not a competition, and it is not about doing everything. It is a guided, supported path designed to help you reconnect with the Qur’an as guidance; gently, consistently, and meaningfully throughout the month of Ramadan.

The Heart of the Challenge

At its core, the challenge has one clear and achievable goal:

To complete the Easy Qur’an in 30 days by engaging with one Juz’ each day.

This can be done through:

• reading the eBook
• listening to the audiobook
• or a combination of both

The Easy Qur’an is an explanatory English translation designed to make Allah’s words easier to understand without overwhelming the reader. It allows you to understand what you are reciting so the Qur’an speaks to your heart.

One Juz’ a day may sound heavy at first, but the guide reminds us of something important: when spread across the day, it takes roughly 30 minutes and can be broken into smaller moments.

This challenge is essentially about returning daily.

How this Ramadan Challenge Supports You

The challenge is supported through the True Ilm app, which acts as a companion throughout the month.

Inside the app, participants will receive:

• access to the Easy Qur’an in both audiobook and eBook formats
• a dedicated Ramadan Challenge screen
• daily reminders to keep you on track
• progress tracking to help you complete your daily Juz’

For days when reading feels difficult, the audiobook option, narrated clearly and calmly, allows engagement with the Qur’an while commuting, resting, or winding down.

This matters because Ramadan does not pause responsibilities. The challenge is designed to work alongside your life, not compete with it.

More Than Completion, It’s A Habit That Trains the Heart

Although rewards and incentives are part of the challenge, the guide is very clear: the real goal is not finishing pages.

It is building a daily relationship with the Qur’an.

The challenge quietly prepares you for life beyond Ramadan by teaching you something far more valuable than a checklist: how to show up regularly, even when it feels difficult.

Why This Ramadan Challenge Matters to You

Many people love the Qur’an, but feel distant from it.

They want to understand Allah’s words, but don’t know where to begin or how to stay consistent without feeling overwhelmed.

This challenge removes that uncertainty.

It gives you:

• a clear daily goal
• gentle accountability
• spiritual focus during the month Allah chose for His Book

And most importantly, it gives you permission to engage with the Qur’an as you are and not as an ideal version of yourself.

Why Many People Struggle And How the Challenge Helps

Many people begin Ramadan with sincere intentions and genuine hope.

When consistency becomes difficult, it is rarely because the heart does not want closeness to Allah. More often, it is because a few well-known struggles the guide openly names, so they can be met with awareness rather than discouragement.

1. The influence of Shayṭān
   Although the devils from among the jinn are restrained in Ramadan, the effects of past whisperings often remain. Old habits, distractions, and environments that distance the heart from remembrance do not disappear overnight. 

How the challenge helps:
By placing daily Qur’an engagement at the centre of your day, the challenge keeps the heart anchored.

2. The nafs (the self)
   The nafs naturally inclines toward comfort, excess, and delay, especially when fasting becomes physically demanding. Overeating, oversleeping, and filling the day with distractions can slowly drain Ramadan of its purpose.

How the challenge helps:
The challenge encourages short, consistent engagement rather than overwhelming effort which gently trains discipline without feeling pressured or deprived.

3. The impact of sins
   Ramadan is a month of mercy, but persistent sins of the tongue, eyes, or behaviour can harden the heart and strip the fast of its sweetness. Without awareness, worship can become difficult while the heart remains distant.

How the challenge helps:
Daily exposure to the Qur’an as guidance renews consciousness of Allah, softens the heart, and invites quiet repentance, helping the believer realign without despair.

The Prophet (ﷺ) reminded us:

“When one of you is fasting, let him not engage in obscene speech or ignorant behaviour. If someone insults him or fights him, let him say: ‘I am fasting.’” 

(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, Hadith 1894; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, Hadith 1151)

4. Losing hope after falling short
   One of Shayṭān’s most dangerous traps is despair. Missing a day, falling behind, or struggling with consistency can make a person feel that the journey is no longer worth continuing.

How the challenge helps:
Returning after a stumble is beloved to Allah, and consistency is built through persistence, not perfection.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said:

“All the children of Adam make mistakes, and the best of those who make mistakes are those who repent.” 

(Sunan at-Tirmidhī, Hadith 2499; ḥasan)

5. Relying on oneself instead of Allah
   Perhaps the most subtle cause of struggle is relying on personal motivation or strength alone. When energy fades, worship feels heavy and consistency suffers.

How the challenge helps:
The challenge constantly redirects the heart toward duʿā and reliance upon Allah, reminding participants that no act of worship succeeds without His help and facilitation.

The Prophet (ﷺ) taught us:

“O Allah, help me to remember You, to thank You, and to worship You in the best manner.”

(Sunan an-Nasā’ī, Hadith 1303; sahih)

How to make most of Ramadan?

Choose consistency over intensity. Understanding over speed. Returning over perfection.

A successful Ramadan is not measured only by how many days were fasted, but by how much the heart softened, the character improved, and sins were abandoned.

If you enter Ramadan with a clear path and gentle support, you may find, إن شاء الله, that this month does not simply pass but stays with you.