Dear Islamic brothers! If possible, attend I’tikaf for the entire month of Ramadan every year or at least once in your lifetime. The Nabi of Rahmah, the Intercessor of the Ummah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would worship abundantly especially in Ramadan. As Layla-tul-Qadr is hidden in Ramadan, the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم once observed I’tikaf for the entire month in order to search for this blessed night. Staying in the Masjid is a great blessing. A Mu’takif is so fortunate that he stays in the Masjid leaving all his activities in order to gain the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

Fatawa ‘Alamgiri states, ‘The benefits of I’tikaf are quite obvious. When a person observes I’tikaf, he completely devotes himself to worship for gaining the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, giving up all worldly affairs and activities that obstruct him in earning the closeness of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. All of his time is spent in Salah, either really or jurisprudentially [i.e. he is considered to be in the state of Salah because waiting for Salah also earns him the reward of Salah]. The main purpose of doing I’tikaf is to wait for Salah with Jama’at. A Mu’takif resembles those (i.e. the angels) who do not disobey the command of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and carry out His every command; he resembles those who glorify Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ day and night and never get tired of doing so.’ (Fatawa ‘Alamgiri, vol. 1, pp. 212)

Dear Islamic brothers! You must have realized that one gets a lot of opportunities of performing good deeds during I’tikaf. By the grace of Allah, Dawat-e-Islami establishes many Majalis and assigns many Islamic brothers with various responsibilities in order to organize I’tikaf in a proper and systematic way in Ramadan. اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ Congregational I’tikaf for the entire month of Ramadan and for the last ten days is organized by Dawat-e-Islami in hundreds of Masajid not only in Pakistan but also in many other countries of the world. Thousands of Islamic brothers attend this I’tikaf in which they are privileged to offer five times Salahs with congregation and to perform many acts of Nafl worship. During I’tikaf, in addition, Wudu, Ghusl, Salah, Sawm and other Shari rulings are taught. One also gains a wealth of knowledge by attending two Madani Muzakarahs daily in which Shaykh-e-Tareeqat Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ answers different types of questions in an interesting way, providing the attendees with knowledge and wisdom. Moreover, many Mutakifeen travel with Sunnah-inspiring Madani Qafilahs