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I'tikaf (retreat)

الاعتكاف

Staying in the mosque for worship, especially in the last ten nights of Ramadan; the Prophet ﷺ kept it until his death, and his wives after him.

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Staying in the mosque for worship, especially in the last ten nights of Ramadan; the Prophet did seclusion until he died, and his wives did it after him. {1 2}

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Qur'an 2:187

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Eid al-Adha· Eid al-Fitr· Taraweeh night prayers· Prayer in early Islam before the Night Journey· Command, prohibition and capacity· The days of Tashriq· The five pillars of Islam· The lawful, the unlawful and the doubtful

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  1. Tanzil Project, Qur'an text v1.1
  2. Sahih al-Bukhari
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islam.museum contributors. “I'tikaf (retreat)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/practice/itikaf/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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