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AL-JUMUA’H (FRIDAY)
O you who believe, when the call to prayer is
made on ‘ yawmil-jumua’h’ hasten to the remembrance of Allah and
leave off all business.That is better for you,if you know (62:9)
In Arabic
yawmil-jumua’h literally means the
day of congregation.This day (i.e Friday) is also known as:
Sayyidul-ayyaam the master of all
days.In Islam, just as Makkah is the most preferred city and Ramadhan is
the most blessed month, Friday is superior to the other six days of the
week.The Holy Prophet (saw) has said:
“Friday is the master of all the (other) days, and its greatness with
Allah is More than the day of Adh-ha and the day of Fitr”.
Yawmul-Eid the day of
rejoicing. Imam Ali bin Abi Talib (as) has been reported saying:
“Present to your family members some fruits on every Friday so that they
may rejoice (are delighted with Friday)”.
Yawmul-Ijaabah the day of
acceptance.The Holy Prophet (saw) has said:
“Friday is the best of all days of the week. Good (deed) done on Friday
earns many rewards and supplications are (also) accepted”.
Some of
the other names given to Friday are:
Yawmul-Barakah
the
day of blessing
Yawmul-Karaamah
the day of honor
Ywamul-mazeed
the day of abundance
Friday is different from Jewish Saturday
(Sabbath) and Christian Sunday.Jews believe that Saturday is primarily a
commemoration of god’s ending his work and resting on the seventh
day.Work is forbidden on this day but there is no mention of prayer or
worship.Christians changed the Saturday to Sunday.According to the Holy
Qur’an, Allah (SWT) needs no rest, nor does He feel fatigue.
Allah
! There is no god save He, the ever-living, the self-subsisting (by whom
all subsist). Slumber does not seize Him, nor does sleep. (2:255)
S.V.Mir
Ahmad Ali writes in is commentary of the Holy Qur’an:
“Islam
says: when the time of Jumua’h prayer comes, discontinue every activity
and answer the call to prayer, meet earnestly, pray, consult and learn
by social contact; and when the meeting is over, scatter and go about
your business”
MORAL STORY
Mufaddhal was one of the most
remarkable companions of Imam Ja’ffar as-Sadiq (as). One day, as he was
passing through the market of Kufa, in Iraq, he saw two followers of
Imam quarrelling with each other. Mufaddhal came closer and asked them
why they were quarrelling.It seemed that the quarrel was over some kind
of inheritance and one of them was claiming a sum of four hundred
dirhams from the other.
When Mufaddhal heard this story, he
took both of them to his house. There he gave the money to the claimant,
made them friends again and pleaded with them to live in peace.
When they were leaving, Mufaddhal told
them,
“
Verily this money is not from me but from my master Ja’ffar ibn Muhammad
(as) who has permitted me to use it for maintaining peace amongst the
believers”.
When two believers are quarrelling, Islam
teaches us to make peace between them and not to add wood to the
fire.Whoever encourages a fight or quarrel is not a believer, but a
devil in the form of a human being.
Released by:
Mulla Mujaheedali Sheriff
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