Jumaat

Assalamualaikum

in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

Weekend has started for me. Well it is Friday, and this is Kedah. Tomorrow is Saturday, and Sunday I am back to normal working day. Sigh..

Personally, I would prefer to have a standardized system throughout the whole country. It would be easier to coordinate activities with our beloved families.

I still find it hard to fathom the reasons given. It doesn't seem right.

9. Hai orang-orang beriman, apabila diseru untuk menunaikan shalat Jum'at, maka bersegeralah kamu kepada mengingat Allah dan tinggalkanlah jual beli^[1475]. Yang demikian itu lebih baik bagimu jika kamu mengetahui.

10. Apabila telah ditunaikan shalat, maka bertebaranlah kamu di muka bumi; dan carilah karunia Allah dan ingatlah Allah banyak-banyak supaya kamu beruntung.

Surah Jumaah

People will go home post prayer to sleep. It doesn't match the character that our holy Quran describes.

Even the Westerners work hard on Friday. Weekend starts on Friday night. Whereas here in Malaysia, Friday is your first day of weekend.

What progression could you achieve when you continue with this? Less transaction is made on Friday, and Sunday when it opens, occasionally you have to wait till Monday to get all the paper works done. We are well left behind, my dear brothers and sisters.

11. Dan apabila mereka melihat perniagaan atau permainan, mereka bubar untuk menuju kepadanya dan mereka tinggalkan kamu sedang berdiri (berkhotbah). Katakanlah: "Apa yang di sisi Allah lebih baik daripada permainan dan perniagaan", dan Allah Sebaik-baik Pemberi rezki. (surah jumaah)

Another thing is, it is not to have your lunch or cendol during the sermon.

I hope this will change. Unfortunately I can foresee it happen anytime soon.

till next time,
assalamualaikum