Seize the merits of Friday by reciting Quran, remembering God and performing good deeds, the sermon will tell mosque-goers on what is described as the most important day for Muslims.
"The best day on which the sun rises is Friday," Prophet Mohammed said. He urged Muslims to occupy their time by praying, seeking knowledge, reciting Quran and to remember Allah (Dhikr).
One of the most rewarded acts to perform on Friday is asking God to confer blessings on the Prophet. He said, "Invoke plenty of blessings upon me on Fridays for everyone who invokes a blessing on me will receive ten blessings from Allah."
On Fridays, Muslims should recite verses from the Quran early in the morning.
The sermon will say there is nothing better than reciting Quran at the dawn for God says, "indeed, the recitation of dawn is ever witnessed." (Al-Israa: 78).
Reading Surat Al Kahf on Friday is particularly advised because it contains many great meanings and has several gracious benefits. The Prophet said, "Whoever recites Surat al Kahf on a Friday will have a light that will shine from him from one Friday to the next."
Fajr prayer in congregation is also among the best of deeds to begin the day with but its virtues and rewards are superior on Friday.
This was reiterated by Prophet Mohammed when he said, "indeed, the best of prayers in the sight of Allah is the Fajr prayer on Friday in congregation."
Dhikr is another righteous act recommended after offering the Fajr prayer in congregation as well as recitation of the holy Quran.
Muslims should make preparations for observing the Friday prayer by bathing, wearing perfume and putting on the best of their clothes so as to be clean, purified, and presentable.
The Prophet said "whoever takes a bath on Friday, purifies himself as much as he can, then uses his (hair) oil or perfumes himself with the scent of his house, then proceeds (for the Jumuaa prayer) and does not separate two persons sitting together (in the mosque), then prays as much as (Allah has) written for him and then remains silent while the Imam is delivering the Khutba, his sins in-between the present and the last Friday would be forgiven.”
Friday prayer has a great significance in Islam and walking to the mosque is greatly rewarded. It was narrated that the Prophet said, "On Friday... and goes early, arriving early, gets close and listens and is silent, there will be for him in every step he takes the reward of a year of fasting and standing (for night prayer)."
Friday is like a weekly Eid for Muslims who are urged to seize the opportunity to attain its virtues by observing its prayer in congregation, listening to the Imam's sermon attentively, arriving early to the mosque and attaining its rewards.
It is also an opportunity to interact with neighbours, friends and relatives. When Muslims returns back home after Friday prayer, they should sit with their families and advise them about what Allah has taught him.
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Countdown to Zero exhibition will show how disease can be beaten
Countdown to Zero: Defeating Disease, an international multimedia exhibition created by the American Museum of National History in collaboration with The Carter Center, will open in Abu Dhabi a month before Reaching the Last Mile.
Opening on October 15 and running until November 15, the free exhibition opens at The Galleria mall on Al Maryah Island, and has already been seen at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta, the American Museum of Natural History in New York, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
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Stuck in a job without a pay rise? Here's what to do
Chris Greaves, the managing director of Hays Gulf Region, says those without a pay rise for an extended period must start asking questions – both of themselves and their employer.
“First, are they happy with that or do they want more?” he says. “Job-seeking is a time-consuming, frustrating and long-winded affair so are they prepared to put themselves through that rigmarole? Before they consider that, they must ask their employer what is happening.”
Most employees bring up pay rise queries at their annual performance appraisal and find out what the company has in store for them from a career perspective.
Those with no formal appraisal system, Mr Greaves says, should ask HR or their line manager for an assessment.
“You want to find out how they value your contribution and where your job could go,” he says. “You’ve got to be brave enough to ask some questions and if you don’t like the answers then you have to develop a strategy or change jobs if you are prepared to go through the job-seeking process.”
For those that do reach the salary negotiation with their current employer, Mr Greaves says there is no point in asking for less than 5 per cent.
“However, this can only really have any chance of success if you can identify where you add value to the business (preferably you can put a monetary value on it), or you can point to a sustained contribution above the call of duty or to other achievements you think your employer will value.”
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- Arrive with a thank you gift, or make sure you have one for your host by the time you leave.
- Offer to buy groceries, cook them a meal or take your hosts out for dinner.
- Help out around the house.
- Entertain yourself so that your hosts don’t feel that they constantly need to.
- Leave no trace of your stay – if you’ve borrowed a book, return it to where you found it.
- Offer to strip the bed before you go.
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Born: Mukalla, Yemen, 1979
Education: UAE University, Al Ain
Family: Married with two daughters: Asayel, 7, and Sara, 6
Favourite piece of music: Horse Dance by Naseer Shamma
Favourite book: Science and geology
Favourite place to travel to: Washington DC
Best advice you’ve ever been given: If you have a dream, you have to believe it, then you will see it.