Jumu'ah Mubārak (

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: جمعة مباركة) is a traditional

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greeting reserved for use on the

Jumu'ah In Islam, Friday prayer or Congregational prayer ( ar, صَلَاة ٱلْجُمُعَة, ') is a prayer ('' ṣalāt'') that Muslims hold every Friday, after noon instead of the Zuhr prayer. Muslims ordinarily pray five times each day according ...

, holiest day of the week on which special congregational prayers are offered. The phrase translates into English as "happy Friday", and can be paraphrased as "have a blessed Friday". Internationally,

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use it as a greeting for use on the feast. Fridays are considered a celebration in their own right and Muslims take special care in wearing clean clothes, bathing, and preparing special meals on this day. The term ''Jumu’ah'' is derived from the same root from which ''jama'a'' is derived, which means "the gathering of people." In the social sense, people take part in Friday prayers in the afternoon during the time the

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ic beliefs.

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According to

Hadith Ḥadīth ( or ; ar, حديث, , , , , , , literally "talk" or "discourse") or Athar ( ar, أثر, , literally "remnant"/"effect") refers to what the majority of Muslims believe to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approval ...

, Friday is the best day during which the

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has risen. It's the day

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was created, the day when Adam entered

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, and also when he was taken out from it. It's also the day on which the '' Yawm ad-Din'' or Day of Resurrection would take place. As this day has its own importance in Islamic religion, Muslims wish each other Jumu'ah Mubārak or Blessed Friday when they go to the

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and make a special prayer on that day. When someone wishes “Jummah Mubārak”, Muslims generally just reply back with the same sentence “Jummah Mubārak”.

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Photos: Shia, Sunni Muslims hold joint Friday Prayer in Marneuli, Georgia

Practical Rulings of Salat al-Jumu’ah

Friday (jumu'ah) Prayer
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