Just like the Maldives, Malaysia is also a Muslim country. But is Friday a holiday there? Does Islam ask us not to work on Fridays? No! It only asks us not to work during Jumma Prayer time. It also asks us to start work and seek Allah’s blessings after the Friday (Jumma) Prayer.
Even though Friday has been a holiday in the Maldives ever since the country embraced Islam many centuries ago, we are now seeing many young people do not seem to have any inner respect for the holy day or for even Islam. They see it as a day to sleep till late and to wash their motorcycles and idle.
Coming back to the example of Malaysia, I have seen Malaysian Muslims in Malaysia and I have also seen Malaysian Muslim students in England while I was studying there. Our university had given a mosque for Muslim students there but Maldivian students were only rarely seen in the Mosque whereas Malaysian students were seen there in large numbers. One cannot become a good Muslim by force. It has to come within.
Here I would like to suggest that for worldly economic reasons we can follow the example of Malaysian Muslims and make Saturday and Sunday as the weekend and Make Friday and a working day. We can give the lunch and prayer break for everyone to go for Friday prayers.
It will be nice to see people flocking out of the work places and going to the mosques. After Friday we will then have a long weekend to look forward to (Saturday and Sunday).
Don’t get me wrong. I’m a devout Muslim and I would like this generation to evolve in to a generation who loves and respects and practices Islam in its true sense – not just on the superficial level. Think about this deeply without rejecting the idea without a thought. We don’t become good Muslims just because Friday is a holiday. It has to come within and it is time that we open our minds and our souls to new ideas that will broaden our horizons both in this world and in the hereafter. Again, think about this deeply without rejecting the idea without a thought. Let’s make Saturday and Sunday as the weekend and Make Friday a working day.
thats rubish idea.
ReplyDeletesounds great!
ReplyDeleteFridays are for Muslims, Saturdays are for Jews and Sunday for Christians. Don't try to change this bush. tc
ReplyDeleteAlthough Malaysia is a Muslim country it's a multi-religious country. The Muslim population in Malaysia is around 60% and the rest is non-Muslims. Maldives is a 100% Muslim country and there is no other religion and hence we cannot compare Maldives with Malaysia. I strongly oppose your idea of making Saturday and Sunday as the weekend since these two days are for Jewish and Christians respectively. Religiously, practically, culturally and technically this change is not POSSIBLE IN MALDIVES.
ReplyDeletewhy don`t we make tuesday to sunday as the weekend and monday as a working day who supports me
ReplyDeletethats RABBUSH!
ReplyDeleteGood idea Bush!
ReplyDeleteHave you been smoking? i mean you are so changed now. big change.
from veil-boy to moderate modern moslem. Sorry i had to be sarcastic, but i like you now. I want attitude like this. It does not matter which day is off, as long as you think you can not impose faith on ppl and we have to change as we evolve, that's more like it Bush.
I agree that our economy (tourism and several more related) are directly dealing with other countries. So i say YES bushree. lets take a vote on your blog?
well the idea is not bad in an economical point of view, if we look at the ideal Maldivian family, they have a nice family lunch after Friday prayer, it is now seen as a part of our culture too.In my point of view bushry, we need other ways to improve our economy, and to make the youths aware of Islam in its true sense. above all nice thought bushry
ReplyDeletei agree with this one ... "Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteAlthough Malaysia is a Muslim country it's a multi-religious country. The Muslim population in Malaysia is around 60% and the rest is non-Muslims. Maldives is a 100% Muslim country and there is no other religion and hence we cannot compare Maldives with Malaysia. I strongly oppose your idea of making Saturday and Sunday as the weekend since these two days are for Jewish and Christians respectively. Religiously, practically, culturally" ...i do not agree that its not possible ...any thing is possible if u have a good plan.. personallyyyy i looooove friday ..its like Eid 4 me ..specially the family get together.. after the prayer n the wonderful meal!
i thinks its much better change the working hours according to europian countries rathar than changing friday as working day. due to this, it will be easier to comminicate having same working hours as western countries.
ReplyDeletewhy dont we simply become a British colony? No need for an identity, no need for a "maldivian'way...just be copy cats led by conservative party...US BUSH IS OUT
ReplyDeletegood idea bush.. this is a great idea. i strongly support. heyy ppl.. digest the truth. western countries are leading the world economy . and our economy is depended on them. so if we want to our country to be developed we have to change some systems. we can pray the friday prayers and go to work. i donno why these maldivians r so scared of a change. saturday is jewsh sunday is cristians.. just leave those idea.. don think too narrowly..
ReplyDeleteChanging the Working hours and mid day break is a part of a bigger plan to make the Friday a working day and sunday a holiday...hahhahahahahahahahahahhahaahahha Anni a corward
ReplyDeletemaumoonge za aamathuga kurevvi evves kameh kamunugosgen ulhey iru aharen hairaan vany maumoon verikan kurevvi qaumehgge verikan kuraathy adhi yahoodhynnaa nasaaraainnah fahikohdhinumah hukuru rasmee koh aadheeththa bandhah badhalukuran thelhi folheny konkamaka baavaey hadhdhavaa bodukurevvi maaiy raskalaakoa anni aa eynaage auvaanunge kibain milobuvethi wathan abadhuge abadhah minjukohdhevvai islam kan mathy lahattavaandheyve AAMEEN!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteChanges to working hours are welcome but changing the hours to 8 is only half the story. With the Government hours change, many other rituals should also change. ideally.
ReplyDeleteMore than a working hour change, the aim should be to give the nation a healthy lifestyle by allocating specific time for work. Also this should facilitate time with family on at least one day of the week for both public and pvt sector employees.
But due to low salaries, and lack of support services, people would go on working 24/7 and the desired result may not be achieved, unless an equivalent lifestyle change is brought about. We can start by closing all shops at 5pm. But due to Maldives climate, the best shopping time is in the evening. So there may be some aspects that need to be changed at a national level, including the length of work day, opening hours of business etc.. There are issues from both the perspectives of the employee and employer that needs to be mutually agreed.
So...are we going to see a unionized work force and even collective bargaining for working hours soon?
Hope Bushry comments on this..
Good wishes.
Anon above,. i think you are Bushree. aren't you? tell me honestly.
ReplyDeletemmmmm....."shops should close at 05pm"..........mmmmmm.....mmmmmm....:DDDD
Why change Friday as a working day. I dont understand why you are engaging on topics as such. Why not write about an issue that has real interest to the nation. Let me suggest two: Government is trying to cash in on Herathera with Jabir. Why not write something about it. Second, Government is selling our assests like resorts to a few. Why not write about that too. be serious
ReplyDeleteBush is now a softy... I guess the next topic will be.
ReplyDeleteShould we have a Space Program? Or Should we Change the way how we cook Garudiya?
He is so biased, Dude, lately did you hear him say anything about the 50 year Resort lease thing or any such thing that matters to the public.
Bush should be given a Government Consultancy Post to the President urgently he would be a good yes man.
even in malaysia only some stated follow sat n sun holiday rule. islamic states such as kelantan, kedah, malacca and terengannu follow friday saturday holiday rule. y? becoz they follow islamic traditions and use islamic sharia as law.
ReplyDeleteits only in places like KL, Penang etc where population is multireligious that sat sun is public holiday..
y shud we give up our islamic heritage and traditions for a few measly dollars? to appease our wanna be masters the English?
Great idea, to hell with this islamic blah blah....Yes Bushry, Friday is just another day of the week. Maldives MUST be made a secular state. Islam is no superior than Christianity or Judaism. if any maldivian want 1000 virgins and 1000 palace from heaven go to Gaza.
ReplyDeleteI hope our beloved President Nasheed will make maldives a secualr state soon.
Y dnt u make friday a working day for ur self.. Think deeply into the situation before publishing them in an article....
ReplyDeleteI never thot Mr.Bushry wud cum up wth such a childsh idea...
Bush reee! When you were studying in England, it was you and 2 more Maldivians there! You definitely will miss out on the Jumma prayers. So how do you compare your experiences and say Maldivians did not attend?? Why don't you open a church and then have Sunday off??
ReplyDeleteNot that it matters but when I was studying in England (newcastle) there were some Maldivains there including Th, Th's wife, Nsr, Nz, Shm, Zlf, Fzl, Fzl's wife, Thth, Myself, etc. there. That's about ten Maldivians. Btw I attended the Jumma Prayers at the Newcastle University Mosque too.
ReplyDeleteIt's sad that some people think that religion is more a ritual and a tradition than something that one believes and practices from within.
Is it more important to have Friday as a holiday or to work during Fridays but attend Friday Prayers with your body and soul?
Is it more important to close the shops for prayer times and go for lunch or evening tea or whatever, or to leave it to the shopowners...(then they will close the shop even if it's not regulated) and go and pray.
Hey guys calm down. First of all we should always keep in mind that we are an independent country. ie. we have chosen not to depend on to others. so lets promote our own ways of Life. Lets build this nation. which Golhafuckingboa has destroyed with his frihenkulhi partners.
ReplyDeletemaumoon anekkaa aneh dhogu hadhan fashaafi. moodhu kulhivaru kuri aruvan maa bodu friend eh huriyyo uk gai. mihaaru edhakkaa vaahaka thah ey naage 30 aharu nukuree keevve baa. ehen nama, miyadhu aharu men ves dhakkaane ragalhu vaahaka eh ey naa medhu onnaane. anekkaa rayyithun vaa vadhaanamey heekuranee thochcheh. amilla ah beyzaaru ginain nuve madun hunnan vejje noon. mihaaru othee 4 aharu 80 aharu vaan. maumoon ge meehun nooniyya edhakkaa vaahaka qabool eh nukuraane. emeehun ves hithun neyge qabool kuraane kameh. Iraadhakurevviyyaa, mi qawm dhen maumoon adhi enaanaage baiverin ge athudhashah nugen dhavaa dhevvaane Aameen
ReplyDeleteMon - Saturday as weekend. Sunday a working day. ya i know it's a long weekend but hey who works 5-6 days even now????
ReplyDeletehaveeru gai huri comment thah kiyaafai igey mulhin ves e ee mamoon ge emme gaaiy friend ge bahurva hen. aharu men naahan dhoa maumoon verikamugai huri iru, stage thakun ilm verin nah furassaaru koh ilm verin jalah laa, adhi veri eh dhankkan nuvaa hadi huthuru bahun vaa haka dhekki adeh. aharu meh eheen, stage ah arai huthuru bahun vaahaka dhekkeemaa, maumoon ge gaaiy meehaku kamah vanee, veri aku dhakkavan vaa ibaaraathakun niy nooney erey thiya dhekkevee, dhen maumoon bunikamah vanee, thiya ee thedhu fulhekey. hey kobaa ehkala maa mathee than musrun kiyavi meehaage haalu. reethi vejjenu.
ReplyDeleteBushry, if we are to practice Malaysian style first got to bring the discos and bars to male capital. Cause I think we could get the support of already destroyed youth of maumoon regime and also we can say that we are a free contry you can do an damn thing you want . What waste
ReplyDeletedrp akee kudakudhin ge party eh . president nasheed fattavaa hurihaa heyo badhalakee drp in fashaa fai vaa kameh kamah claim kuramun dhaathee hairaan van. 30 ahru vee iru ves abadhuves nuvi dhen mihaaru e kiyanee thiman men fattaafai vaa kamekey... mi dhiya 30 aharu verikan kuri sarukaaru gai thibee kuda kudhin ney mi bunanee mi hen vegen. thiya bai meehun nah mi bunanee, aharumen nah olhuvai nulaashey. thiya dhakkaa vaahaka qabool kuraa kamah heevan naa e ee bou kuh heekamah bunan. thanks
ReplyDeleteindia ge viyafaari wafd aimaa, drp in bunaane thaa, thiman men fattaa fai oiy kamekey e ee ves. dhivehi rayyithun e haa ragalhu nama keeyve baa rajje dharuvaalaa, haalu gai jassaa fai mi othee mi dhiya 30 aharu ge veri kamuga. anekkaa aneh dhogu hadaifi, lubunaan ge veriyaa ey kiyaa fai.
ReplyDeleteragalhavviyya mamon e beyfulhun nah shukuruge sitee fonuveemaa,eyge jawaabu aimaa evaahaka raajey ge noos thakah dheefai evanee. kueege fm shahid bunee, china sarukaarun raajey ge ge alhaidhen ulhey kameh chaina ge ekakavves negey veemaa hama efadhain thiya beyru qaqmthakun maomoon ah e fadha sitee eh fonuvi kameh neyge e verin nah igey kameh. zahiya ashaa shahid akah e kani noon olhuvailai gen vaahaka dhekkey nee akee. vaanee ves ehen emeehun nah ves dhas vefai evanee maomoon ge kairin.
ReplyDeleteY cant they change there holidays for Friday n Saturday??? are we(muslims) to change evrything according to them always..SHAME!..church ah dhevidhaane ennun Sunday ga noonas but Friday prayers we cant do on any other day..
ReplyDeletewhats wrong with this guy.When the Shula Shiraaz bastard is doing all the illegal things
ReplyDeletethis guy is talking about public holidays and renaming some building from X to Y.Do you want to divert people's attention from the important things to minor issues
maumoon bunee vote lumuge haggu e meehege amilla ah onnan jehey ne ey... mi dhiya 30 aharu, rayyithun nah majuboor kurvai adhi makaru hadhai gen vote lee mathin hadhaan huri kamah nuhadhaa e dhekki vaahaka ah vaa saabas. adhi ves adhevs meehun nah olhuvaa laa dhogu hadhanee, Allah Iraadhakurevviyya dhen maumon akah adhi eynaa gulhey meehakah ves dhen mi raajey ge veri kan nudhevvaadheyve. Aameen
ReplyDeletethis is the craziest idea ever I have seen for Maldivian.BUSH,why dont you work on Friday and see it ur self,will u miss great lunch with your family? and if you're shop owner wht will you do? damn!!ur freaked out Man,
ReplyDeleteWe are at a time when people pretend to be Muslims, and at the same time do everything possible to turn people away from Islam, encouraging to follow in the foot steps of the unbelievers. How do we recognize such people? There is a saying you recognize the tree from its fruits. If a tree gives you a mango , then the tree is a mango tree. If the fruit is an orange then the tree is an orange tree.
ReplyDeleteOf 7 days a week, the Jews consider Saturday the Sabbath day so they take the day off. The Christians take their Sabbath day as Sunday so they take the day off.
So what do you make of the case of the guy who advertises his Muslim credentials and then chooses & try to influence others to honor Saturday & Sunday instead of Friday?
Birds of a feather flock together. Observe the like minded poodles yapping for Saturday & Sunday, as their day. So these are the “fruits” of these guys.
Of what tree do you think are they?
This is bullshit. What do anybody care Fri or Sat or Sun. It has always been comparison, challenge, competition that motivates public. So whatever that can be competed upon, is used as the petrol for the engine. Sat vs Sun, Mohammed vs Jesus, various gods etc.
ReplyDeleteWhy WHY, do you even think creator even considers the difference between religions? He who created everything, all life, all thinking, all souls, all universe...
Its just men who want to rule easy, creates a conflicting environment to motivate, hatred, fight amongst ourselves...
Bushreee keekey dhen bunaaneee
ReplyDeleteis this a last thing that u want change or still a lot on ur list
comn bushree hw cud we compare to malsiya and maldives, r u stupid or what. What a big Joke
hahahaha