Allah works in mysterious ways

My Lord, yours too, even if you haven’t figured out, sure does work in ways that amaze me. Looking back, I can think of a few times where this has manifested itself greatly. But, the one that comes to mind is the one where Allah (swt) decreed the exact time and place of my first Friday prayer. Allah had decreed me to perform it when I was 18, not before and not after. Allah had also decreed that I perform it with my mother, nothing unusual about that. But , what Allah had also decreed was that I would perform it during the second Friday of Ramadhan in Cairo , Egypt. Allah had planned how I would take steps to the local masjid, each time gaining reward. Allah decreed how I would be surrounded by the worshipping masses , some of whom were shedding tears like nothing I’d seen. Allah decreed I would meet my nephew after prayer and go the nearest market. Overall, Allah decreed that I would experience my first Friday prayer in awe and gratitude of him. He also decreed that I would leave that experience wanting to taste the sweetness of it again and again. That’s why my Lord, Allah, works in mysterious ways - so that, his servants, like me, may learn to appreciate him at times they never thought they would.

Salam