Dusk on FridayThis is the first friday in both 2008 Gregorian & 1430 Hijrah calendars this year.
Wait, what? Friday?
Tell you what, even though Friday is the best day, the chief of all days; Friday is just like a dead day in Egypt. The town is as quiet as a cave. Everybody’s waking up late and the shops usually open after Jumu’ah prayer. Not many cars wandering on the road, let alone to hear noisy honks as usual.
Not as busy as usual
The day only started when men go to mosque to attend Friday prayer. Just after prayer, just after the imam gave his salām, the businessmen start to shout offering some good price for their goods. They said, it’s a good time to have business after congregational Friday prayer because God has said in Quran verse 10 chapter 62, “Then when the (Jumu’ah) Salāt (prayer) is ended, you may disperse through the land, and seek the Bounty of Allāh (by working, etc.), and remember Allāh much: that you may be successful.”
Evening explosion
Now, it's winter and the elderly start going to the mosque by wearing mishlah. Usually, temperature can drop below 10°C in the morning; and range between 10-18°C on afternoon.
Wait, what? Friday?
Tell you what, even though Friday is the best day, the chief of all days; Friday is just like a dead day in Egypt. The town is as quiet as a cave. Everybody’s waking up late and the shops usually open after Jumu’ah prayer. Not many cars wandering on the road, let alone to hear noisy honks as usual.
Not as busy as usualThe day only started when men go to mosque to attend Friday prayer. Just after prayer, just after the imam gave his salām, the businessmen start to shout offering some good price for their goods. They said, it’s a good time to have business after congregational Friday prayer because God has said in Quran verse 10 chapter 62, “Then when the (Jumu’ah) Salāt (prayer) is ended, you may disperse through the land, and seek the Bounty of Allāh (by working, etc.), and remember Allāh much: that you may be successful.”
Evening explosion
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