Today I made a point of leaving early to watch the sunrise in the forest 🌅

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And as it happened, that’s exactly where I heard the morning call to prayer.

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I have a ritual: at moments like this, I never look at my watch. I don’t check my messages. I even turn off the music if it’s playing 🎧

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It always feels wrong to me to distract myself from this moment with anything else.

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For a few minutes just the rustling of leaves, the morning air, and the adhan 🤲

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I returned home feeling as though the morning had already been a success. Alhamdulillah.