Friday 26 August 2011

Juma Tul Wida

The Muslims all across the country, as the world over, will observe Jumatul Wida, last Friday of the holy month of Ramzan and Al-Quds Day, with religious reverence on Friday. A huge number of followers would visit mosques to offer prayers with respect and honour as the day bears key importance for the Muslims. Ulema and Mashaikh would deliver lectures on importance of Ramzan and urge the followers to tread the path of Allah and the Holy prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) and fully act upon the teachings of Islam. Special prayers will be offered for the prosperity of and solidarity among the Muslims as well as unity of the Ummah. Also known as Al-Quds Day, the Muslims observe the day to express solidarity with Palestinian people in their struggle against Israeli subjugation. Under special arrangements the administration of all cities and towns are preparing security plans to thwart any untoward incident. In their sermons `khateebs’ belonging to different schools of thought would highlight the importance of fasting, `Shab-e-Qadr’ and the practice of `Aitekaf’. They would lead prayers for progress, prosperity and peace in the country.

Juma-tu-Wida is the day of acceptance of prays (Dua).

Sayyid Ibn Tawus and Shaykh al-Saduq have both narrated the following on the authority of Jabir ibn `Abdullah al-Ansariy: I visited the Messenger of Allah (a.s) on the last Friday of Ramadan. As he saw me, he said, “Jabir: This is the last Friday of Ramadan. You should thus bid it farewell by saying the following:

اللّهُمّ لا تَجْعَلهُ آخِرَ العَهْدِ مِنْ صِيَامِنَا إِيَّاهُ

(allahumma la taj`alhu akhira al`ahdi min siyamina iyyahu)

“O Allah: (please) do not make it the last of our fasting in this month;”

فَإِنْ جَعَلْتَهُ فَاجْعَلْنِي مَرْحُوماً وَلا تَجْعَلْنِي مَحْرُوما.

(fa-in ja`altahu faj`alny marhuman wa la taj`alny mahruman)

“But if you decide so, then (please) make me enjoy (Your) mercy and do not make me deprived (of it)”.

Friday is like day of Eid for Muslims because there are much similarity between Eid and Friday. On both days Muslims offer prayer 2 Rakat namaz and they listen Khutbah of Immam. Both Namaz can not be Qaza.

The Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) said” the first person who enter the mosque for Friday prayer will get the reward of the charity of a camel, the second person will be rewarded with the charity of a cow, the third person will receive the reward the charity of a sheep, the fourth person the charity of a chicken, the fifth person charity of an egg”.




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