Jumu'ah Mubarak

Jumu'ah Mubārak (Arabic: جمعة مباركة) is a traditional Muslim greeting reserved for use on the Jumu'ah, holiest day of the week on which special congregational prayers are offered. The phrase translates into English as "happy Friday", and can be paraphrased as "have a blessed Friday". Internationally, Muslims use it as a greeting for use on the feast. Fridays are considered a celebration in their own right and Muslims take special care in wearing clean clothes, bathing, and preparing special meals on this day. The term Jumu’ah is derived from the same root from which jama'a is derived, which means "the gathering of people." In the social sense, people take part in Friday prayers in the afternoon after the Zuhr prayer. rdf:langString