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Commentary by Maimoona Harrington | FāVS News Columnist

Why don’t Muslims worship on Saturdays?

Muslims perform five daily obligatory prayers (Fard Salat) from dawn to night, supplemented by optional (Nawafil) prayers in remembrance of God throughout the week, including Saturdays.

Friday is uniquely significant as it is marked by the obligatory congregational prayer (Jummah Salat), establishing it as Islam’s principal day of communal worship.

Further reading on Friday and Sabbath can be found in one of my previous Ask a Muslim at FāVS News.


The views expressed in this opinion column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of FāVS News. FāVS News values diverse perspectives and thoughtful analysis on matters of faith and spirituality.


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Maimoona Harrington
Maimoona Harrington
Maimoona Harrington was born and raised in Pakistan. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Middle Eastern Studies. As a practicing Muslim with extensive world travel and living in the West, she has devoted herself to spread awareness of Islam as a goodwill gesture. In an effort to do this, she started writing from her own personal experiences with religion, beliefs and life in a different culture. She also has special interest in all the religions and how and why they are all important to its followers. Her primary focus is on the co-existence and harmony between all human beings. Her message is to spread peace not division. She strongly believes that if you want to be closer to your creator then love His creation unconditionally and expect nothing in return for He loves us unconditionally and forgives us no matter how sinful we are!
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