User:Jmjosh90/sandbox/Friday prayer
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In Islam, Friday prayer, or Congregational prayer[1] (Arabic: صَلَاة ٱلْجُمُعَة, romanized: Ṣalāh al-Jumuʿa), is a prayer (ṣalāh) that Muslims hold every Friday afternoon, instead of the Zuhr prayer. Muslims ordinarily pray five times each day according to the sun's sky path, regardless of time zones.[2] Youm Jumu'ah ("day of congregation"), or simply Jumu'ah means Friday in Arabic. In many Muslim countries, the weekend is inclusive of Fridays, and in others, Fridays are half-days for schools and some workplaces. It is one of the most exalted Islamic rituals and one of its confirmed obligatory acts. [3]
Friday prayer or Congregational prayer is a special community prayer service held once a week at a Mosque instead of the afternoon Zuhr prayer in Salah the daily prayer ritual and one of the Five Pillars of Islam. All Muslim men are expected to participate at a mosque with certain exceptions due to distance and situation.[4] Women and children can also participate but do not fall under the same obligation that men do.[5]