When does the Islamic day end: after the Maghrib call to prayer or the Isha call to prayer, unlike the governmental day which ends at 12 AM?
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The day ends at sunset, and the night that follows begins. So, the night of Friday begins at sunset on Thursday and continues until the appearance of dawn, as Allah Almighty says: "Peace it is until the emergence of dawn."
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