Editing Friday (section)

===Islam===
{{Main article|Friday prayer}}
In [[Islam]], Friday (from sun-down Thursday to sun-down Friday) is the day of communion, of praying together, the holy day of [[Muslims]]. Friday observance includes attendance at a [[Masjid]] (mosque) for congregation prayer or [[Salat ul Jum'a|Salat Al Jumu'ah]]. It is considered a day of peace and mercy (see [[Jumu'ah]]).
[[File:UTM-friday.JPG|thumb|top|right|280px|[[Muslim]] Friday prayer at a [[mosque]] in Malaysia]]
According to some Islamic traditions, the day is stated to be the [[tahrif|original holy day]] ordained by God, but that now Jews and Christians recognize the days after.<ref>{{Href|bukhari|876|b=yl}}</ref><ref>[[Hava Lazarus-Yafeh]]. "Muslim Festivals". ''Numen'' 25.1 (1978), p. 60</ref> In some [[Muslim world|Islamic countries]], the week begins on Sunday and ends on Saturday, just like the Jewish week and the week in some Christian countries. The week begins on Saturday and ends on Friday in most other Islamic countries, such as [[Somalia]], and [[Iran]]. Friday is also the day of rest in the [[Baháʼí Faith]].<ref name="log">{{Citation |first=Shoghi |last=Effendi |author-link= Shoghi Effendi |author2=The Universal House of Justice |editor= Hornby, Helen  |year= 1983  |title= Lights of Guidance: A Baháʼí Reference File  |publisher= Baháʼí Publishing Trust, New Delhi, India  |isbn= 81-85091-46-3 |url= http://bahai-library.com/hornby_lights_guidance | pages = 109}}</ref> In some [[Malaysia]]n states, Friday is the first week-end day, with Saturday the second, to allow Muslims to perform their religious obligations on Friday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2013/11/23/johor-weekend-rest-day/|title=Johor to have Friday, Saturday weekend rest days from Jan 1 – Nation – The Star Online|date=November 23, 2013 |access-date=30 December 2016}}</ref> Sunday is the first working day of the week for [[government of Malaysia|governmental organizations]].

Muslims are recommended not to [[Fasting in Islam#Days when fasting is forbidden|fast]] on a Friday by itself (''[[makruh]]'', recommended against, but not ''[[haram]]'', religiously forbidden), unless it is accompanied with fasting the day before (Thursday) or day after (Saturday), or it corresponds with days usually considered good for fasting (i.e. [[Day of Arafah]] or [[Ashura]]), or it falls within one's usual religious fasting habits (i.e. fasting every other day), then it is completely permissible.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mawdoo3.com/حكم_صيام_يوم_الجمعة|title=حكم صيام يوم الجمعة|website=موضوع|language=ar|access-date=2019-08-14}}</ref>
Muslims believe Friday as "Syed-ul-Ayyam" meaning King of days. A narration in [[Sahih Muslim]] describes the importance of Friday as follows.

"[[Abu Huraira]] reported the [[Messenger of Allah]] as saying: {{bq|The best day on which the sun has risen is Friday; on it, [[Adam]] was created. on it he was made to enter [[Paradise]], on it he was expelled from it. And [[Judgement Day in Islam|the last hour]] will take place on no day other than Friday.|{{Href|muslim|854b|b=yl}}}}

The [[Qur'an]] also has a surah (chapter) called [[Al-Jumu'ah]] (The Friday).<ref>{{qref|62|b=y}}</ref>