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As a sort of penance for my usual poor start on my Social Media fast, I'm going to begin my #RamadanReflections this year with a confession, of sorts.

You can already tell I used to be Catholic, can't you...? 😅

Anyhow, I have fallen off my prayers, of late. I've always found it incredibly difficult to pray five times, daily, at specified times, in a society where not only is the daily routine NOT STRUCTURED AROUND this practice, but in many ways actually architected TO KEEP US PERPETUALLY DISTRACTED FROM the transcendent, and focused on the "play, amusement, luxury, mutual boasting, and competition in wealth and children" the Qur'an (57:20) reminds us is the nature of this dunya.

The reason I mention this isn't to solicit tips or sympathy, but rather as preface to what I experienced today, as I pushed myself back into the routine--for #Ramadan, but in sha' Allah to persist. Through these past months of inconsistent prayer, even WHILE praying, or listening to nasheeds, or attending or serving my masjid, I've felt stressed, anxious, and at least partially disconnected from Allah.

Off His straight path.

Today, as I hauled my exhausted frame out of bed for suhoor, and through each prayer, that sense of disconnectedness was gone. Suddenly. Even though I faced the same trials & challenges and stressors, my heart simply knew, again, that is was gonna be OK--no matter HOW it turns out. Because Allah is the Best of Planners (Qur'an 8:30).

And--and this, I think, is my point in sharing this--this isn't the first time I've felt this, even when all this world seemed to be heaping on me was stress. When WAS the first time?

The first time I got my prayers consistent.

This stuff is IMPORTANT, folks. Allah doesn't need ANYTHING from us; doesn't need anything, PERIOD. That's the meaning of 'Al-Ghaniyy,' after all. Everything He has decreed upon us IS TO HELP US make it through this trial; to operate this world of which He has made us His viceregents, without hurting ourselves or each other.

To borrow the Mandalorian's tagline, "This is the Way."

Ma sha' Allah.

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