Jumu'atul-Widaa' ( meaning ''Friday of farewell'', also called al-Jumu'ah al-Yateemah or ''the orphaned Friday''
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Eid-ul-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr (; ar, عيد الفطر, Eid al-Fiṭr, Holiday of Breaking the Fast, ) is the earlier of the two official Islamic holidays, holidays celebrated within Islam (the other being Eid al-Adha). The religious holiday is celebrated by Musli ...
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Etymology
Jumu'ah comes from the Arabic word for "gathering". Widaa' means "farewell".
Historical background
Jumu'ah (Friday) is the day on which Muslim men are required to attend congregation in lieu of the mid-day prayer. Women may attend, but are not obligated. Evidence of this congregation found in the Qur'an in Verse 9 of Chapter 62 (The Congregation, Friday):
''O you who have believed, when
he adhanis called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah
riday then proceed to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade. That is better for you, if you only knew.''
Quran Surah Al-Jumu'a ( Verse 9 )
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Though Islam places no specific emphasis on any Friday as a holy day, some Muslims
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...
regard this one as the second holiest day of the month of Ramadan and one of the most important days of the year. Some Muslims spend a large part of their day on Jumu'atul-Widaa doing ibadah
''Ibadah'' ( ar, , ''‘ibādah'', also spelled ''ibada'') is an Arabic word meaning service or servitude. In Islam, ''ibadah'' is usually translated as "worship", and ''ibadat''—the plural form of ''ibadah''—refers to Islamic jurispru ...
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See also
* Quds Day
References
Islamic holy days
Ramadan
Islamic terminology
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