Friday prayers
Weekly mosque gathering
Friday prayers is the weekly congregational worship in Islam, held on Friday at midday.
Muslims gather at a mosque to hear a sermon and pray together.
It replaces the regular noon prayer and is obligatory for adult men: The shop closes for Friday prayers.
Also called Jumu'ah.
- minaretMosque tower with balcony
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
- imamMuslim religious guide
- ablutionRitualized washing of body
- prostrationUtter physical or mental depletion
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