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DAILYREFLECTION
And race toward forgiveness from your Lord and a Garden as wide as the heavens and earth.
When someone strikes it rich by investing early in a trend, we say they "happened to be at the right place at the right time." Like they got lucky. But success is rarely an accident. Those people were paying attention to things others ignored. Reading articles obsessively. Asking questions no one else was asking. They had an added alertness, a level of attentiveness that positioned them to capitalize when the moment came.
Being at the right place at the right time isn't luck.
It's preparation meeting opportunity.
Here's the beautiful part about this with Allah: He doesn't make you guess. From His mercy, Allah has made His times and places known to you. You know exactly when the best times are. The last ten nights of Ramadan. The last third of the night. Jumu'ah. Sha'ban.
You're not scrambling to discover hidden opportunities. Allah has handed you the blueprint and said, "Here. Show up."
The only variable left is whether you will.
Think of Sha'ban like practice and Ramadan like the game. If you don't show up to practice, eventually that absence will show in the game. The coordination breaks down. The talent gives out. Maybe you're naturally spiritual and you get into the zone quickly, the Quran flows, salah feels deep. But eventually, the lack of preparation catches up.
Consistency builds capacity.
So when Sha'ban comes and people neglect it, they're not just missing a month. They're skipping practice. And when Ramadan arrives, they wonder why they can't keep up.
Being at the right place at the right time with Allah isn't about luck. It's about showing up when He's already told you where to be.
Reflect On This
What's one habit you can start building now that will make Ramadan feel less like scrambling and more like showing up prepared?
Share your reflections in the poll at the end of the email.
WATERMELONWATCH
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter the crossing into the Gaza Strip.
Rafah crossing is expected to reopen next week, a rare opening for travel and medical cases after months of closure. Even limited movement could mean lifesaving treatment and family reunification for some.
Evacuation leaflets were dropped in eastern Khan Younis, with thousands affected, while aid groups report access constraints and winter storms worsening displacement. At the same time, UN partners say community kitchens are producing about 1.67 million hot meals daily and shelter teams reached over 12,600 households with tents and essentials.
Health teams are scaling urgent support as cold and flooding hit displacement sites, including a new child immunization round aiming to reach about 18,000 children under three, plus WHO-facilitated medical evacuations to Jordan. MSF warns winter is battering makeshift shelters, yet its staff and other responders keep pushing care forward amid supply delays.
QURANCORNER
الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ
“Those who are heedless of their prayer”
Alladhīna hum ʿan ṣalātihim sāhūn
They neglect their prayer’s meaning, timeliness, and purpose.
Not about forgetting once, but a pattern of carelessness and disregard.
Prayers should be consistent and conscious, not mindless habit.