13th Ramadan 1447H | Assalamu'alaikum, | If you've been reading my newsletters for a while, you know I talk about this moment every single Ramadan. | The mid-Ramadan slump. | That phase where the spiritual high of the first ten days has worn off, taraweeh prayers feel longer, Quran recitation has slowed, and the daily rhythm of suhoor→fajr→work→iftar→isha→taraweeh has gone from exciting to exhausting. | I wrote about this last year, comparing it to what marathon runners call "the wall", that critical point where you're too far from the starting line to turn back, yet the finish line still feels impossibly distant. | Here's what I said then, and what I still believe now: this is precisely where taqwa (God-consciousness) is born. | True spiritual growth doesn't happen in the early 'easy' days when motivation is high and worship feels effortless. It emerges when you continue fasting despite the fatigue, when you stand for prayer despite the heaviness in your legs, and when you recite Quran despite your sleepy eyes. | But this year, I want to add something I didn't say last year. | This slump is happening in the middle 10 days of Ramadan, known as the 10 days of Mercy. It's a reminder to have mercy on ourselves and prepare for the most important 10 nights to come. | And like every year, we've got something to help you prepare for the last 10 nights. | Introducing The Annual Intentions Reset Program | For the past five years, I've been running The Annual Intentions Masterclass (now, we call it the Annual Intentions Reset). It's a FREE 3-day live workshop designed to help you do three things before the last ten nights arrive: | | Day 1 - Review Your Year: We'll give you prompts to help you reflect on the past 12 months: what gave you energy, what drained it, and what Allah was teaching you through it all. Day 2 - Renew Your Intentions: You'll learn the 7-Step Intentions Framework, an Islamic approach to setting niyyah that pairs sincerity with strategy, and dua with istikhara. You'll set 3–5 intentions for each area of your life and write supporting duas for each one. Day 3 - Set Your High Himmah: You'll go beyond personal intentions and set ONE bold, God-centered intention for serving the Ummah; one that is sincere, akhira-focused, socially impactful, and built on the unique resources Allah already gave you.
| By the end of these three days, you'll walk into the last ten nights with a reviewed year, clear intentions, and a dua list you actually feel something when you say them in your prayers. | I know what you might be thinking. "I don't have time for this in Ramadan?" | Here's what I'd say to that: you don't have time not to do this: The Annual Intentions Reset doesn't ask you to add more to your plate. It asks you to pause and get clarity on what's already on it, and more importantly, what you'll ask Allah for when those blessed nights arrive. Join us live for 90-mins over three days. That's it. And the dua list you walk away with? You'll use it every single night for the rest of Ramadan and beyond, insha'Allah. | The Annual Intentions Reset program is your aid station in this Ramadan marathon. It's the moment you pause, hydrate (sorry if you're reading this whilst fasting :P), recalibrate, and remind yourself why you're running in the first place. | The workshop is completely free and we start this Friday, inshAllah. | | Sincerely, | | P.S. If you're in the middle of that Ramadan slump right now and feeling the weight of it, don't beat yourself up. Have mercy on yourself, slow down if you need to, and come back stronger in the last 10 nights insha'Allah. Join the free workshop this weekend for the extra boost! |
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