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Practice these MCQs in the appQuick fact: Before the advent of Islam, Friday was called Yawm al-Arubah by the Arabs.
Before Islam, the Arabs named the days of the week differently. Friday was known as Yawm al-Arubah, which carried meanings related to mercy or a day of gathering. After the advent of Islam, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) renamed it Yawm al-Jumu'ah (the Day of Gathering) because it became the day for the weekly congregational prayer (Salat al-Jumu'ah), which is a distinctive feature of Islamic practice.
The renaming of Friday from Yawm al-Arubah to Yawm al-Jumu'ah is attributed to Ka'b ibn Lu'ayy, an ancestor of the Prophet (PBUH), who is said to have first called it Jumu'ah due to the gathering of people. In Islamic tradition, Friday holds special significance as the best day of the week, on which Adam was created, entered Paradise, and was expelled from it, and on which the Day of Judgment will occur. The pre-Islamic names of other days included Yawm al-Awwal (Sunday), Yawm al-Ahwan (Monday), Yawm al-Jubar (Tuesday), Yawm al-Dubar (Wednesday), and Yawm al-Mu'nis (Thursday).
