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The Friday Prayer
The Salat in Islam is the greatest
stimulus to faith
and the high point in the life
of a human being.A
person who gives up reciting Salat
has no faith in Islam
and is far from humanity.While reciting Salat, we stand
facing the Qiblah, ie,
ka!bah which is the House of Allah
in Makkah, and
enter into discourse with our loving
Creator.The
Prophet (SA) has recommended
that we should recite
Salat in a mosque in Jarnah (congregation)
with our
fellow Muslims, for it has much
more blessings and
value.The Almighty Allah accepts
Salat fully if it is
recited in Jarnaah in a mosque
with perfect concentration.Among the congregational Salats.the
Salt al-Jurnu'ah (Friday Prayer)
has a special status.for it can
only be recited in Jamaah.It also
has other characteristics.Can you say what are these? Do
you know why
the imam holds a weapon in his
hand? Do you know
on what topics the imam must speak
before he can
lead the Salat al-Jurnu'ah?
The imam of the Friday prayer holds
a weapon in
his hand so as to warn the internal
and external enemies
of Islam that the Muslims are ever
ready to defend the
domain of Islam.By holding this
weapon he reminds
the Muslims that the freedom of
reciting the Salat al-Jurnuah
depends upon jihad or struggle.He holds a
weapon in his hand as he delivers
his khutbahs (addresses)
as a way of saying that the Salat
and jihad are
inseparable, and that the Muslims
must always be
vigilant against their enemies.The imam of the Friday prayer is
selected by the
leader of Islam.With a weapon
in his hand he stands
facing the Muslims and delivers
two khitbahs.In the
first khutbah, he speaks about
the social and political
needs of the people, and explains
the general conditions
of the State.He also talks about
the problems
society may be facing, and also
about their useful solutions.In the second khutbah, he invites
the people to in
crease their acts of virtue, self-sacrifices,
and love for
Allah.He calls them to righteousness,
honesty.truth
fullness, cooperation and all the
other virtues.Meanwhile, the people sit in orderly
rows.facing
the Qiblah as if reciting salat,
and thus benefit from
such a practice in discipline,
brotherhood and unity
and also show the enemy their discipline
and unity.As soon as the imam begins the
khubahss of the
sakit it is obligatory for all
the people taking part to
sit still and listen quietly to
the khutbahs.The great
leader of the Islamic Revolution
Imam Khumayni
has told us that the salat al-Jurnuah
must be recited
in the most awesome fashion possible.