Today, across the world, hundreds of millions of Muslims gather in sacred congregation to hear the Word of Allah and to tangibly express their unity of faith and kinship. The Holy Quran says about Jumma on Friday:
O ye who believe! When the call is proclaimed to prayer on Friday (the Day of Assembly), hasten earnestly to the remembrance of Allah, and leave off business (and traffic): That is best for you if ye but knew! [62:9]
This day is the criterion of the week, as Ramadaan is the criterion of the year and as Hajj is the criterion of a lifetime. The injunction is to "hasten earnestly", that is, be eager and prepared to join wholeheartedly and with all your mind in the prayers of the congregation of the Ummah at Jumma. Furthermore, the injunction is to do all of this for the sole purpose of "the remembrance of Allah". The gathering of the faithful at Jumma is not a gathering for the sake of gathering, but a gathering for the sake of worship and remembrance of Allah! There are many opportunities in the week for the faithful to gather for social activities, but the Jumma on Friday is the gathering of the faithful to turn their attention exclusively to Allah in thought, word and deed. The two verbs of this ayya express the spirit of Jumma: [1] hasten, [2] remember!
May Allah Subhana wa Ta'ala reward all Muslims for hastening to the Jumma on this special day and for remembering Him!
Allahu akbar!!
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