The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 258
CH. 62 AL-JUMU'AH PT. 28 a مُلْقِيْكُمْ ثُمَّ تُرَدُّونَ إِلى عَلِم الْغَيْبِ you. Then will you be returned unto Him Who knows the وَالشَّهَادَةِ فَيُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِمَا كُنتُم عمل unseen and the seen, and He تَعْمَلُونَ & will inform you of what you had been doing. ' R. 2. يَا يُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلوة O ye who believe! when the. 10 مِنْ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَاسْعَوْا إِلَى ذِكْرِ اللهِ the وَذَرُوا الْبَيْعَ ذَلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم تَعْلَمُونَ call is made for Prayer on Friday, hasten to remembrance of Allah, and leave off all business. That is better for you, if you only knew. 4241 فَإِذَا قُضِيَتِ الصَّلوةُ فَانْتَشِرُوا فِي And when the Prayer is. 11 finished, then disperse in the الْاَرْضِ وَابْتَغُوْا مِنْ فَضْلِ اللهِ land and seek of Allah's grace وَاذْكُرُوا اللهَ كَثِيرًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ and remember Allah much, that you may prosper. 4242 "2:97; 4:79; 33:17. '3:192; 4:104; 8:46. 4241. Commentary: God's In the previous verses mention was made of the Jews who rejected the Holy Prophet's Message and who profaned their Sabbath and consequently incurred displeasure. In the present verse, however, Muslims have been enjoined to be particularly careful about the obligatory Friday Prayer. Every people has a Sabbath and the Muslim Sabbath is Friday. As soon as call for Prayer is made all business is to cease and the Faithful should attend the mosque to listen to the Imam's sermon (khutbah), which usually deals with some topical subject concerning the moral and social needs of the community and how to fulfil them. As the Surah seems particularly to deal with the time of the Promised Messiah, the call for Friday Prayer may also signify his clarion call to Muslims to listen to his Message. 4242. Commentary: Unlike Jewish or Christian Sabbath, the Muslim Sabbath is not a day of rest. Before the Friday Prayer and after it Muslims are exhorted to follow their daily avocations. The 3154