💔 I Was Getting Ready for Jummah. Then This Photo of Rafah Broke Me.

I was preparing for Jummah when a single photo stopped me cold. An ancient city erased. Sit with this with me.

Fridays are holy days for Muslims.

Not in a vague, “it’s a nice day” way. In a set-apart way. A day we treat differently on purpose.

Friday is the day of Jummah—the required congregational prayer service where we gather, shoulder to shoulder, hear a sermon, and stand before Allah together. It’s the weekly heartbeat of Muslim life. It’s where you recalibra…