SERMON

The oration delivered at the Friday midday prayer is called the k͟hut̤bah ( خطبة‎ ); exhortations at any other time are termed waʿz̤ ( وعظ‎ ). The former is an established custom in Islām, and the discourse is always delivered at the Masjidu ʾl-Jāmīʿ , or principal mosque, on Fridays, but sermons on other occasions although they are in accordance with the practice of Muḥammad, are not common. Very few Maulawīs preach except on Fridays. [ KHUTBAH .]