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DAILYREFLECTION
The most beloved deeds to Allah are those done consistently, even if small.
Last week we talked about positivity, the 5:1 ratio that keeps friendships healthy. But positivity alone doesn't make a friendship. You can enjoy someone's company and never see them again.
The second ingredient is consistency.
Consistency is the time spent together. This is where friendships stop being random encounters and start becoming actual relationships.
It's where we create rituals and patterns. Weekly coffee. Friday basketball. We increase interactions, get to know each other, and, most importantly, learn what consistent behavior looks like.
This is where trust happens.
When we say we want to trust someone, what we really mean is: we don't want to walk on eggshells. We don't want to guess how you'll respond. We want to feel safe.
And safety comes from predictability. Predictability comes from patterns. Patterns come from time.
Think about childhood friendships. They felt automatic because school created built-in consistency. You saw the same people every single day. You didn't choose them because they were your soulmates. You became friends because you had time together, and everything else built from there.
The same thing happens at work, at the masjid, in your weekly class. You're not necessarily picking these people out of a lineup. But because you see them consistently, you start building positivity and eventually, depth.
A lot of us have friendships we enjoy but don't invest time in. We have busy schedules. We say "life got in the way." But consistency doesn't happen by accident in adulthood.
We have to create it intentionally.
Weekly check-ins. Monthly dinners. Regular walks. It doesn't have to be elaborate. It just has to be consistent.
Because trust is built in the small, repeated moments where you show up.
Reflect On This
Think of someone you enjoy being around but rarely see. What's one small ritual you could establish to build consistency with them?
Share your reflections in the poll at the end of the email.
WATERMELONWATCH
Displaced Palestinian children look out of a shelter in a tent camp on a rainy day in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip.
School materials are entering Gaza again after being blocked for roughly two and a half years, as UNICEF says thousands of learning kits have arrived amid widespread damage to schools. Even with many classes still happening in tents, these supplies help teachers restart routines and give children a rare sense of normalcy.
Israeli plans for a large, controlled camp in Rafah, reportedly involving screening technology, are being condemned by analysts who fear it entrenches long term control and restricts movement. At the same time, UN agencies and local volunteers keep stitching together education and health support, trying to protect children and families as access rules shift.
Israel to hold a funeral for the last hostage recovered from Gaza, a moment many Israelis see as closure, while the next phase of the US led plan is tied to reopening the Rafah crossing with Egypt. Any sustained opening could mean more consistent aid flow and a little more space for families on both sides to begin rebuilding daily life.
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إِيلَافِهِمْ رِحْلَةَ الشِّتَاءِ وَالصَّيْفِ
“Their accustomed security [in] the caravan of winter and summer”
Īlāfihim riḥlata ash-shitā’i waṣ-ṣayf
"Īlāfihim": Their secure arrangements or familiarity, this reaffirms the favor and comfort they enjoy.
"Riḥlata ash-shitā’i waṣ-ṣayf": Refers to their two major trade journeys, one in winter to Yemen and one in summer to Syria. These journeys were essential for their economic prosperity.