Surah Al-Jumuah

About Surah Al-Jumuah

The Arabic name of Surah Al-Jumuah is الجمعة. Al-Jumu’ah means “Friday” or “The Congregation”. The name comes from verse 9, which mentions the call to prayer on Friday. It is a Madani surah, revealed after the Prophet’s migration to Madinah. In the revelation-order list used by quran.com, it is number 110 of 114. In the order of the Mushaf it comes after Surah As-Saf and before Surah Al-Munafiqun.

Main Themes of Surah Al-Jumuah

The surah’s two sections were revealed at different times, one reflecting on the history of earlier scripture and the other teaching the etiquette of Friday prayer.

• The surah has two sections revealed at different times; the notes link the first (verses 1–8) to the period of the conquest of Khaybar.
• The first section reviews why efforts in Arabia to obstruct the message of Islam had failed, and points out the causes of decline among those who had been given earlier scripture.
• Friday was given to the Muslims, who are cautioned not to neglect it the way the Sabbath had been treated before them.
• When the call to Friday prayer is made, trade and other business should be set aside for the remembrance of Allah; once the prayer ends, people may return to their work.

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