Ramadan ghabga invitations that keep busy nights in order

What makes a Ramadan ghabga invitation different?

A ghabga is a Ramadan evening gathering after taraweeh prayers: a light meal, coffee and conversation that can run until close to suhoor. In many homes it has become a yearly tradition, hosted by the family, the workplace or a group of friends.

The challenge is that Ramadan nights are packed: taraweeh, visits and other ghabgas in the same week. Your invitation needs to answer three questions clearly (which night, what time, where exactly) and you need to know early who is really coming.

Ghabga or group iftar? The timing differs

An iftar invitation is tied to the Maghrib call to prayer, and guests need to arrive with time to spare. Spell out the arrival time on the card, for example: please arrive half an hour before Maghrib. For a ghabga, write after taraweeh or give a set time, so guests don't trickle in at random.

If the men's ghabga is in the majlis and the women's is elsewhere, write both places and times plainly on the card; it's one invitation, and every guest reads the same details.

The Hijri date: Ramadan is counted in nights

During Ramadan people talk in nights: the fifteenth, the tenth, the last ten nights. Show the Umm al-Qura Hijri date next to the Gregorian one on your card so guests place the date at a glance.

Keep in mind that the start of the month is announced after the moon sighting and can differ by a day from printed calendars. If your ghabga falls in the first days of Ramadan, confirm the date after the announcement before sending.

When to send, and when to remind

In Ramadan, timing makes a real difference to how many people read your invitation and reply:

• Send about a week before the ghabga; earlier and it gets forgotten, later and guests' evenings are already booked.
• Avoid sending at iftar time or during taraweeh; late morning or after Asr is when people read messages calmly.
• On the day itself, send a reminder chosen from the ready-wording library so guests remember amid a busy day.
• Check who has read the invitation without replying, and call them yourself if you need a firm number for the kitchen.

Ghabga and iftar invitation wording

Edit the names and details, then use the wording as your card text. On a Pro or Max package you can also attach a custom message in your own voice.

Company ghabgas and larger gatherings

If the ghabga is for a company's staff or a larger crowd in a hall, add an HR colleague as a co-host to manage the guest list with you. On Pro and Max, every accepted guest gets a personal QR pass, and the reception team opens a gate link with a PIN on any phone, no special devices needed.

Scanning keeps working on weak internet, and the same pass can't be checked in twice, so the count inside the hall matches your list.

What does a ghabga invitation cost?

Design is free and you pay once when you send, with no subscription. A family ghabga usually fits Standard at 69 to 299 SAR depending on guest count, Pro runs 149 to 699 SAR and Max 229 to 849 SAR. If the ghabga is called off before the first invitation goes out, you get every riyal back.