Friday is called Al-Jumu`ah because it is derived from Al-Jam`, literally,
gathering. The people of Islam gather weekly, on every Friday in the major
places of worship. It was during Friday when Allah finished the creation, the
sixth day, during which Allah created the heavens and earth. During Friday,
Allah created Adam, and he was placed in Paradise, and ironically, it was a
Friday when he was taken out of Paradise. It will be on a Friday when the Last
Hour will commence. There is an hour during Friday, wherein no faithful servant
asks Allah for something good, but Allah will give him what he asked for. All of
this is based upon Hadiths in the authenic collections. In the ancient language
Friday was called, `Arubah. It is a fact that previous nations were informed
about Friday, but they were led astray from it. The Jews chose Saturday for
their holy day, but Adam was not created on Saturday. The Christians chose
Sunday, which is the day the creation was initiated. Allah chose Friday for this
Ummah, because it is the day the creation was finished.Al-Bukhari and Muslim
recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah said,
«نَحْنُ الْاخِرُونَ
السَّابِقُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، بَيْدَ أَنَّهُمْ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ مِنْ
قَبْلِنَا، ثُمَّ إِنَّ هَذَا يَوْمَهُمُ الَّذِي فَرَضَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِمْ
فَاخْتَلَفُوا فِيهِ فَهَدَانَا اللهُ لَهُ، فَالنَّاسُ لَنَا فِيهِ تَبَعٌ،
الْيَهُودُ غَدًا وَالنَّصَارَى بَعْدَ غَدٍ»
(We are the last (to come) but the first on the Day of Resurrection, though
the former nations were given the Scriptures before us. And this was their day
(Friday) the celebration of which was made compulsory for them, but they
differed about it. So, Allah gave us guidance to it, and all other people are
coming after us: the Jews tomorrow and the Christians the day after tomorrow.''
This is the wording of Al-Bukhari in another narration of Muslim;
«أَضَلَّ اللهُ عَنِ
الْجُمُعَةِ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَنَا، فَكَانَ لِلْيَهُودِ يَوْمُ السَّبْتِ، وَكَانَ
لِلنَّصَارَى يَوْمُ الْأَحَدِ، فَجَاءَ اللهُ بِنَا فَهَدَانَا اللهُ لِيَوْمِ
الْجُمُعَةِ، فَجَعَلَ الْجُمُعَةَ وَالسَّبْتَ وَالْأَحَدَ، وَكَذَلِكَ هُمْ
تَبَعٌ لَنَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ نَحْنُ الْاخِرُونَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الدُّنْيَا،
وَالْأَوَّلُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ الْمَقْضِيُّ بَيْنَهُمْ قَبْلَ
الْخَلَائِقِ»
(Allah diverted those who were before us from Friday. For the Jews there was
Saturday, and for the Christians there was Sunday. Allah then brought us and
guided us to Friday. He made them; Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and it is in
this order they will come after us on the Day of Resurrection. We are the last
of among the people of this world and the first among the created to be judged
on the Day of Resurrection.)
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