This page is a permanent archive of all Ramadan 2026 content on GABLVM. Ramadan 1447 AH began on February 18, 2026, and concluded on March 19, 2026, with Eid al-Fitr celebrated on March 20, 2026.
Taraweeh Recordings
All 30 nights of Taraweeh prayer were streamed live from EPIC Masjid (East Plano Islamic Center) in Plano, Texas. Each recording includes recitation by Shaykh Sajjad Gul with reflections by Dr. Yasir Qadhi, Ustadh Baajour, and Imam Nadim Bashir.
View all Taraweeh and Qiyam events with start and end times
The events page displays the actual start and end times for each night as reported by YouTube. Links to watch each recording are available on the events page under "Watch Replay."
Qiyam Nights
Ten Qiyam (late night prayer) sessions were held during the last ten nights of Ramadan:
- Qiyam Night 1: Shaykh Dr. Yasir Qadhi and Hafiz Sajjad Gul
- Qiyam Night 2: Shaykh Salah Mahmood, Haris Nadeem, and Arshad Aslam
- Qiyam Night 3: Shaykh Majid Sajjaur Rahman and Shaykh Arsalan Haque
- Qiyam Night 4: Dr. Abdul Razzaq Junaid
- Qiyam Night 5: Ustadh Morad Awad and Qari Ahmed El Siesy
- Qiyam Night 6: Qari Moath Ebied and Shaykh Chad Eral
- Qiyam Night 7: Shaykh Dr. Yasir Qadhi and Hafiz Sajjad Gul
- Qiyam Night 8: Hussain Raad and Mohamed Elsayed
- Qiyam Night 9: Mufti Hussain Kamani and Ustadh Mohamad Baajour
- Qiyam Night 10: Shaykh Idris Nawaz
Resource Playlists
The following video series were featured as Ramadan 2026 resources:
- The Name I Need: 2026 Ramadan Series by Dr. Omar Suleiman and Yaqeen Institute. A daily series exploring the beautiful Names of Allah.
- Surah Al-Muddaththir: Ramadan 2026 Series by Bayyinah and Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan.
- Life of the Final Messenger: Ramadan 2026 Series by Mufti Menk.
- Quranic Leadership: Ramadan Series 2026 by Dr. Suleiman Hani.
Features Introduced During Ramadan 2026
- YouTube Livestream Tracking: Events linked to YouTube livestreams automatically updated their status in real time, showing Live badges during broadcasts and recording actual start and end times.
- Quran Player Keyboard Shortcuts: Full keyboard control was added to the Quran Player, including play/pause, seek, speed control, mute, and navigation between surahs.
- Timezone-Aware Greeting: The homepage banner displayed greetings based on each visitor's local time and automatically switched from Ramadan Mubarak to Eid Mubarak based on their local date.
- WCAG 2.2 Level AA Compliance: The website achieved zero automated accessibility violations across all pages during Ramadan 2026.
Blog Posts
Notable Moments
- The YouTube livestream tracking feature was battle-tested in real time on the final night of Ramadan (Night 30). A caching issue was discovered and resolved within minutes, resulting in the events page correctly displaying the live status with over 200 concurrent viewers.
- The Quran Player received a fix during Ramadan that allows users to seek back to the Bismillah when rewinding to the start of a surah. Previously, seeking backward would only return to the beginning of the surah audio without replaying the Bismillah.
- The homepage banner automatically switched from "Ramadan Mubarak" to "Eid Mubarak" based on each visitor's local date, so visitors in time zones where Eid had already begun saw the Eid greeting while others still fasting saw the Ramadan greeting.
- The Ramadan 2026 resource playlists from Yaqeen Institute, Bayyinah, Mufti Menk, and Dr. Suleiman Hani were among the most visited pages during the month.
By the Numbers
- 30 Taraweeh nights recorded and archived with actual start and end times.
- 10 Qiyam night specials during the last ten nights.
- 40 total events with YouTube livestream integration.
- 4 Ramadan resource playlists published.
- 2 blog posts documenting new features and accessibility improvements.
- Zero WCAG 2.2 Level AA violations maintained throughout the month.