Today's sermon offers worshippers tips on purifying their souls and warns them against falling into evil.
"The human self flips between good and evil ... and in its nature it usually leans towards temptation and swerves away from guidance," the sermon says.
"The soul enjoineth unto evil, save that whereon my Lord has mercy," the sermon continues, citing the Quran. "Therefore, there is an urgent need to fix [the self] by purifying it."
The sermon explains that purifying the self - one of the goals of the prophets - involves steering it away from that which is prohibited and curing it from its sickness and love for sin. The self must be both observed and prosecuted, says the sermon.
Huda Moussa, a 54-year-old former business teacher from the Palestinian Territories, said that whenever she caught herself gossiping about people behind their backs, she felt her self had been "polluted".
"When I realise this feeling, I try to mention this person positively as much as I can to compensate for what I said," she said.
"I also give money to charity and do good deeds and repent - which we usually do - but with the intention that I want to make up for that specific sin."
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11 cabbie-recommended restaurants and dishes to try in Abu Dhabi
Iqbal Restaurant behind Wendy’s on Hamdan Street for the chicken karahi (Dh14)
Pathemari in Navy Gate for prawn biryani (from Dh12 to Dh35)
Abu Al Nasar near Abu Dhabi Mall, for biryani (from Dh12 to Dh20)
Bonna Annee at Navy Gate for Ethiopian food (the Bonna Annee special costs Dh42 and comes with a mix of six house stews – key wet, minchet abesh, kekel, meser be sega, tibs fir fir and shiro).
Al Habasha in Tanker Mai for Ethiopian food (tibs, a hearty stew with meat, is a popular dish; here it costs Dh36.75 for lamb and beef versions)
Himalayan Restaurant in Mussaffa for Nepalese (the momos and chowmein noodles are best-selling items, and go for between Dh14 and Dh20)
Makalu in Mussaffa for Nepalese (get the chicken curry or chicken fry for Dh11)
Al Shaheen Cafeteria near Guardian Towers for a quick morning bite, especially the egg sandwich in paratha (Dh3.50)
Pinky Food Restaurant in Tanker Mai for tilapia
Tasty Zone for Nepalese-style noodles (Dh15)
Ibrahimi for Pakistani food (a quarter chicken tikka with roti costs Dh16)
How to wear a kandura
Dos
- Wear the right fabric for the right season and occasion
- Always ask for the dress code if you don’t know
- Wear a white kandura, white ghutra / shemagh (headwear) and black shoes for work
- Wear 100 per cent cotton under the kandura as most fabrics are polyester
Don’ts
- Wear hamdania for work, always wear a ghutra and agal
- Buy a kandura only based on how it feels; ask questions about the fabric and understand what you are buying
