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Al-Jumu'ah (Friday)

Verse 9of 11

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا نُودِىَ لِلصَّلَوٰةِ مِن يَوْمِ ٱلْجُمُعَةِ فَٱسْعَوْا۟ إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ وَذَرُوا۟ ٱلْبَيْعَ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌۭ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ﴿٩

Translation (Sahih International)

O you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade. That is better for you, if you only knew.

Word-by-word meaning

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(you) who
ءَامَنُوٓا۟āmanūbelieve
إِذَاidhāWhen
نُودِىَnūdiya(the) call is made
لِلصَّلَوٰةِlilṣṣalatifor (the) prayer
مِنminon
يَوْمِyawmi(the) day
ٱلْجُمُعَةِl-jumuʿati(of) Friday
فَٱسْعَوْا۟fa-is'ʿawthen hasten
إِلَىٰilāto
ذِكْرِdhik'ri(the) remembrance
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
وَذَرُوا۟wadharūand leave
ٱلْبَيْعَ ۚl-bayʿathe business
ذَٰلِكُمْdhālikumThat
خَيْرٌۭkhayrun(is) better
لَّكُمْlakumfor you
إِنinif
كُنتُمْkuntumyou
تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnaknow

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Al-Jumu`ah (Friday), and the Orders and Etiquette for FridayFriday 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.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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