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Men praying jumu'ah at the Jama Masjid in Delhi
Men praying jumu'ah at the Jama Masjid in Delhi

Friday prayer (Arabic: جمعة ) (also known as the Jumu'ah) is a congregational prayer (salat) that Muslims hold every Friday, just after noon. It replaces the dhuhr prayer performed on other days of the week. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 357 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Friday prayer Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 357 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Friday prayer Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... The Masjid-i-Jahan Numa The Masjid-i-Jahan Numa, commonly known as Jama Masjid of Delhi is the principal mosque of Old Delhi in India. ... For other uses, see Delhi (disambiguation). ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... A congregation is the group of members who make up a local Christian church or Jewish synagogue (or those who are present at a service thereat), as opposed to the building itself. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of Islam. ... Noon is the time exactly through the day, written 12:00 in the 24-hour clock and 12:00 noon in the 12-hour clock. ... The Dhuhr prayer (dh pronounced as th in Thou, or simplified to zo) is the mid-day or noon daily prayer recited by practising Muslims. ...


It is an obligation for men (and is recommended for women) to perform Jumu'ah in congregation (jama'ah) at a mosque. Women also have the option of performing the dhuhr prayer instead, either privately or in a mosque. Anyone who is unable to join a congregation for jumu'ah is required to make up the prayer with a regular dhuhr prayer. The Masjid al-Haram in Mecca as it exists today A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ... The Dhuhr prayer (dh pronounced as th in Thou, or simplified to zo) is the mid-day or noon daily prayer recited by practising Muslims. ...


Among what is considered an acceptable reason for missing jumu'ah is for the person to be sick in a way that going to the mosque is either a serious hardship on him or potentially harmful to other people (e.g. having a contagious illness).


The jumu'ah prayer is shorter than the dhuhr prayer (consisting of two raka'ah instead of four) to allow for the weaker seniors and juniors to participate, and it is preceded by a sermon (khutba) delivered in two parts by a speaker (khatib). The sermon, which is a technical replacement of the two reduced raka'ahs of the ordinary dhuhr prayer, is followed by a communal prayer, led by the (imam). In most cases the khatib also serves as the imam. Khutba (خطبة) is an Arabic term referring to the Islamic sermon delivered either before the Friday Salah (see: Jumuah) and after the Eid Salat. ... The Khātīb is an Islamic term used to descibed the person who delivers the khutba, or sermon, during the Friday or Id prayers. ... The Arabic word rakaah (pl. ... Look up imam in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


The sermons often have a strong practical slant, trying to integrate and apply Islamic beliefs and historical teachings into contemporary daily life. In many Islamic societies, jumu'ah often has a significant community or even political role.


Iran

There were limitted Friday prayers in Iran prior to 1979 at some collective Mosques. However, they were widely made popular just before the Islamic Revolution as a part of Islamic demonstrations against Pahlavi regime with the inglorious Islamic Cultural Revolution. The Pahlavi script was used broadly in the Sasanid Persian Empire to write down Middle Persian for secular, as well as religious purposes. ... Islamic Cultural Revolution was when the universities were shut down after the Islamic Revolution in 1979 in Iran for about two years to purge them of Western influences and bring them in line with Islam. ...



See the list of current Iranian Friday prayers Imams. In Islamic countries significant cultural and political issues are discussed in Friday sermons. This is a list of current Iranian Friday prayers Imams, sorted according to the city: Ardabil: Hassan Ameli Bojnourd: Habibollah Mehmannavaz Gorgan: Seyyed Kazem Nourmofidi Isfahan: Yousef Tabatabaee before: jalal-aldin taheri Mahabad: Mamousta Ghader-Sohrabi (Sunni) Mashhad: Seyyed Mehdi Ebadi Paveh: Mamousta Molla Ghader Ghaderi (Sunni) Qom: Ali Meshkini...


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Friday and Friday Prayer (Salat) (752 words)
Friday is mentioned by name in the Quran and this means God gave it a very special significance.
The Submitters (Muslims in Arabic) are more happy for the coming of Friday since they will have the chance to do their Friday prayer and achieve one more requirement in their strife for being obedient to their One and Only God.
Friday prayer is a requirement from all the Submitters, men, women and grown up children, who can get together on Friday during noon prayer time.
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However, some writers use the term "Good Friday Prayer" to refer to a specific portion from a litany (prayer of petition) that is offered in certain churches on that day.
In 1960, Pope John XXIII removed the word "faithless" (Latin "perfidis") from the prayer for the conversion of the Jews.
This lead some anti-Catholics to claim the prayer accused the Jews of treachery, which was a complete misunderstanding of the prayer since it was not a litany of accusation, but a petition for conversion.
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