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Chapter 62

Fridayal-Jumuʿah ( الجمعة )

11 verses • revealed at Medinan

»The surah that enjoins the believers to proceed at once to the ritual Prayer of the Friday congregation and to quit all commercial transacting as soon as they hear the call to the Prayer. It takes its name after “Friday” (jumuʿah) prayer mentioned in verse 9. The surah instruction to the believers to observe the Friday prayer promptly and reliably when called and reminds the Muslims of God’s grace in granting them a prophet and the chance to grow spiritually (verse 2 ff.). Those who do not act in accordance with the knowledge they have been given are criticized (verse 5 ff.).«

The surah is also known as The Assembly (Friday) Prayer, The Congregation, The Day of Congregation, The Friday Congregation

بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ

(Muntakhab): In the Name of Allah, AL-Rahman (Beneficent) and AL-Rahim (Merciful)

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يُسَبِّحُ لِلَّهِ ما فِي السَّماواتِ وَما فِي الأَرضِ المَلِكِ القُدّوسِ العَزيزِ الحَكيمِ

(Muntakhab)

" Praise be to Allah and extolled are His glorious attributes " is an act of worship avowed by all beings that are in the heavens and all beings, spiritual, animate and inanimate that are on earth; He is the Absolute AL-Malik (Sovereign) of the heavens and the earth, He is AL-Quddus (Goodness personified), AL-Aziz (the Almighty) and AL-Hakim (the Wise).