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AL-JUMU'AHTHE DAY OF CONGREGATIONDr. Gowher YusufINTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC PUBLISHING HOUSE
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Humiliry and devotion in prayer 15(Successful indeed are the believers, those who offer their prayerswith all solemnity and full submissiveness)(Qur'an 23: 1-2)That is, fearing Allah and in a calm manner. Khushoo' means calmness, serenity, tranquillity, dignity and humility, What makesa person have this khushoo' is fear of Allah and the sense that He is always watching. Khushoo• means that the heart stands before 6 the Lord in humility and submission.It was reported that Mujahid said regarding this verse:(..and stand before Allah with devotion.}) [Qur'an 2.'238) "Part of devotion is to bow, to be solemn and submissive, to lower one's gaze and to humble oneself out of fear of Allah, may He be glorified. The site of khushoo' is the heart, and its effects aremanifested in the physical body, The various faculties follow the heart: if the heart is corrupted by negligence or insinuating whispers from Satan, the worship of the body's faculties will also be corrupt. The heart is like a king and the faculties are like his troops who follow his orders and go where they are commanded,If the king is deposed, his followers are lost. which is like what happens when the heart does not worship properly. Concealing your KhushooC a show of khushoc$ is condemned. Hudhayfah(e ) used to say, "Beware of hypocritical humility and devotion. "He was asked, "What is hypocritical humility and devotion?" He said, "When the body shows khushoo' but there is no khushoo' ins Tafseer ibn Karheer, Dir ash-Sha'b, VOI 6, p, 414 6 Madärij as-Seilikeen by al-Qayyirn aJ-Jawziyah. vol. I, p. 520 Risålah Ta'dheent Qadr by Al»mad Fareed.P
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AL-JUMU'AIn our busy lives, Friday comes aroundonce a week. It often comes and goeswithout our being really aware of it, Formany Muslim men, it may be punctuatedby the congregational prayer that theymake special efforts to attend. For manyMuslim women. it may go by just like anyother day. This ought not to be the case.'n this unique book, Dr, Gowher Yusufgives us reason to stop and think abouthow special Friday (al-Jumu'ah) really is,and what we should be doing to achieve the many bounteousblessings it holds for those who observe it.Dr. Yusuf writes:The day of the week known as al.Jumu'ah, or simplyJumu'ah. is Friday, and it is special. Compared to the otherdays of the week, Friday has been accorded the largestamount of merit, so much so that the father of allhumankind, Prophet Ådam (peace be upon him), was createdon this day and a particular prayer was ordered for this day.It was from the guidance given to Prophet Muhammad(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) to magnify thisday, honour it, and designate it for acts of worship, ...On aFriday, we all will be gathered and will stand congregated in front of Allah, the Exalted, on the Day of Resurrection, also called the Day of Accountability or the Day of Judgement...