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Islam and Sabbath
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exchemist
Veteran Member
They do. On Fridays.
Starlight
Spiritual but not religious, new age and omnist
That is Friday prayer in the mosque, not the Sabbath
Starlight
Spiritual but not religious, new age and omnist
If you wonder about that then create a new tread about it. This tread is about why muslims do not observe/celebrate the Sabbath
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exchemist
Veteran Member
Says who?
Friday is the day of rest in the Muslim world, just as Saturday is for Jews and Sunday for Christians. So in what sense is Friday not the sabbath for Muslims, in your estimation?
My mother used to call me lazy.
Turns out I was just Muslim on Friday, Jewish on Saturday, and Christian on Sunday.
And after all that conversion every week, I was so exhausted that I needed to take a break for a few days.
Turns out I was just Muslim on Friday, Jewish on Saturday, and Christian on Sunday.
And after all that conversion every week, I was so exhausted that I needed to take a break for a few days.
Starlight
Spiritual but not religious, new age and omnist
If that is your logic then according to you christians celebrate the Sabbath on sunday.
But no, muslims and christians do not celebrate the Sabbath. In the OP i meant the Sabbath in the way jews observe/celebrate it
exchemist
Veteran Member
Christians do indeed observe the Sabbath on Sunday, yes.
So what you seem to be asking is why Muslims don't observe the sabbath on Saturday. And you could ask exactly the same thing about Christians too.
Starlight
Spiritual but not religious, new age and omnist
No most christians in the world do not observe/celebrate the Sabbath
The only christian denominations that celebrate the Sabbath is messianic churches and the seventh day adventist church
If you wonder about why most christians in the world do not celebrate the Sabbath then create a new tread about it. This tread is about why muslims do not celebrate the Sabbath
On a flip side, why would they?
Because they are not Jewish?
Ok. but how similar is it to the Sabbath celebration?
Is it observed as a day of rest for example?
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Its complicated, but it is to do with claiming the Abrahamic Prophets were Muslim.
If they were Muslim in the sense of being Muhammadans they would have followed the same law (ie kept the Sabbath).
But they do not so it is clear that like Christianity, Muhammadanism is a new religion.
In my opinion.
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Firstly, because Muslims are not Jews subject to the mitzvah of the Mosaic covenant, of which sabbath observance is one of the most important religious laws.
Friday is, instead, prescribed in the Qur'an as the day of prayer (not rest, there is no day of rest in Islamic theology so far as I am aware), when Muslims are to cease from trading when they hear the call to prayer and then resume their labours to spread the bounties of God, after the Jumu'ah at the Mosque:
O you who have faith! When the call is made for prayer on Friday, hurry toward the remembrance of God, and leave all business. That is better for you, should you know. And when the prayer is finished, disperse through the land and seek God's grace, and remember God greatly so that you may be successful.
— Qur'an, Surah Al-Jumu'ah (62), Ayahs 9-10
— Qur'an, Surah Al-Jumu'ah (62), Ayahs 9-10
The fact that the Qur'an assumes, from the outset, that people will be "at business" on Friday when the summons to the prayer sounds, is reflective of the fact that Islam treats Friday - yes as the holiest day of the week but - not as a "sabbath" day of rest akin to the Jewish Shabbat on Saturday and the Christian Sunday.
And that's because the underlying theological basis of the Sabbath in the Hebrew Bible (that God rested from his labours after the six days of creation) appears not to be present or emphasized in the Qur'an.
Secondly, there is a Hadith which further substantiates the Qur'anic designation of Friday as the Day of Prayer, by arguing that Friday was actually the original, primordial holy day that Islam has restored to its obligatory status.
Nevertheless, God had according to this tradition still directed Jews and Christians in prior ages to worship on Saturday and Sunday, respectively:
It is narrated by Abu Huraira and Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
It was Friday from which Allah diverted those who were before us. For the Jews (the day set aside for prayer) was Sabt (Saturday), and for the Christians it was Sunday. And Allah turned towards us and guided us to Friday (as the day of prayer) for us. In fact, He (Allah) made Friday, Saturday and Sunday (as days of prayer). In this order would they (Jews and Christians) come after us on the Day of Resurrection. We are the last of (the Ummahs) among the people in this world and the first among the created to be judged on the Day of Resurrection. In one narration it is: ', to be judged among them".
It was Friday from which Allah diverted those who were before us. For the Jews (the day set aside for prayer) was Sabt (Saturday), and for the Christians it was Sunday. And Allah turned towards us and guided us to Friday (as the day of prayer) for us. In fact, He (Allah) made Friday, Saturday and Sunday (as days of prayer). In this order would they (Jews and Christians) come after us on the Day of Resurrection. We are the last of (the Ummahs) among the people in this world and the first among the created to be judged on the Day of Resurrection. In one narration it is: ', to be judged among them".
Sahih Muslim: Book 4, Hadith 1862
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JoshuaTree
Flowers are red?
Epic Beard Man
Bearded Philosopher
In essence they do, it is called Jummah
I personally consider having a day of rest part of the essence of the Sabbath, so I think its a stretch to say they do in essence.
In my opinion.
What's this?
Epic Beard Man
Bearded Philosopher
How is it a stretch? In essence, in context of the OP, Friday is considered a "Sabbath in Islam"
Jumu'ah - Wikipedia
Edit: I should have said Jumu'ah is like a type of Sabbath in Islam.
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