Ramadan Ashra Duas is divided into three stages called Ashras, each lasting ten days. Each Ashra has a specific focus and a beautiful dua associated with it. Here are the prayers for all three Ashras in Arabic, Urdu, and English.
3 Ramadan Ashra Duas
1. First Ashra (Days 1-10): Mercy (Rehmat)
Arabic: رَبِّ اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
Urdu: اے میرے رب! مجھے بخش دے اور مجھ پر رحم فرما، اور تو سب سے بہتر رحم کرنے والا ہے۔
English: O my Lord! Forgive and have mercy, for You are the Best of those who show mercy.
2. Second Ashra (Days 11-20): Forgiveness (Maghfirat)
Arabic: أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ رَبِّي مِنْ كُلِّ ذَنْبٍ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ
Urdu: میں اللہ سے اپنے تمام گناہوں کی بخشش مانگتا ہوں جو میرا رب ہے اور اسی کی طرف رجوع کرتا ہوں۔
English: I seek forgiveness from Allah, my Lord, for every sin and I turn to Him in repentance.
3. Third Ashra (Days 21-30): Protection from Hellfire (Nijat)
Arabic: اَللّٰهُمَّ أَجِرْنِي مِنَ النَّارِ
Urdu: اے اللہ! مجھے آگ کے عذاب سے بچا۔
English: O Allah! Protect me from the Hellfire.
May this Ramadan bring peace and blessings to everyone. Ameen.
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Ramadan Ashra Duas – The Three Stages of the Holy Month
The Ramadan ashra duas divide the month into three merciful stages of ten days. The first ashra is known as the days of mercy, when believers ask Allah for His rahmah with the dua of mercy. The second ashra is the days of forgiveness, filled with istighfar for the faults of the past year. The third ashra is the days of freedom from the fire, when the nights of Laylatul Qadr hide among the odd nights and every dua carries extra hope. Learning the Ramadan ashra duas by heart before the month begins lets you move through each stage with focus instead of scrambling for words.
How to Practise the Ramadan Ashra Duas Daily
Give each ashra its own small routine. In the first ten days, repeat the mercy dua after every prayer and add one act of kindness daily. In the second, set aside ten quiet minutes for sincere istighfar, naming your mistakes to Allah alone. In the third, protect the odd nights — the 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th and 29th — for longer prayer, charity and the famous Laylatul Qadr dua taught to Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). Keep this Ramadan ashra duas page open on your phone through the month; its Arabic text with Urdu and English translation makes following along easy for the whole family.
Teaching Children the Three Ashras
Children remember stages better than lists. Draw a simple Ramadan calendar with three colours, one for each ashra, and let them colour a box after every fast or good deed. Read each stage’s dua together at iftar, in Arabic and in their own language, so the Ramadan ashra duas grow with them year after year. By the final ashra, even young children understand that the month ends with its most precious nights — and they will guard those nights long after the calendar is forgotten.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the three Ramadan ashra duas?
Duas for mercy (first 10 days), forgiveness (second 10 days) and freedom from the fire (last 10 days) — all given on this page with translation.
When does each ashra start?
The first begins on 1 Ramadan, the second on 11 Ramadan, and the third on 21 Ramadan.
Can I read the ashra duas outside Ramadan?
Their themes — mercy, forgiveness, protection — are beautiful all year, though Ramadan is their special home.
Share this page with family before Ramadan begins so everyone enters the month prepared, and revisit it at each ashra change — the 11th and 21st nights are easy to miss without a reminder. May Allah accept your fasts, your prayers and every Ramadan ashra dua you make this year, for yourself and for the whole ummah.