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Itikaf
Sign in to saveAlso known as Iʿtikāf, spiritual retreat (Islam)
thumb|upright=1.3| at the University of Tehran in [[Iran, April 2016]] '''''' (, also or ) is an Islamic practice in which a person secludes himself or herself in a mosque for a period of time, devoting the days to worship and staying away from worldly affairs. The word derives from the Arabic root (ع-ك-ف), meaning to adhere, cling, or devote oneself to something. The practice is especially associated with the last ten days of Ramadan, during which the Islamic prophet Muhammad is reported to have regularly withdrawn into the mosque seeking Laylat al-Qadr (the Night of Decree).
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- spiritual retreat
- Part of
- Al-Fath
- Has part
- physical activity
- Religion
- Sufism
- Operator
- Sufi
- Author
- Muhammad
- Genre
- devotion
- Country of origin
- Hejaz
- Series
- Ahkam
- Based on
- prophetic biography
- Main subject
- Khalwa
- Depicts
- Nafl
- Duration
- 10
- Image
- Iktikaf.jpg
- Significant event
- Zakat al-Fitr
- Said to be same as
- Khalwa
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- different from
- solitude
- commemorates
- Al-'Ashr al-Awakher
- illustrator
- tabi‘un
- language of work or name
- Arabic
- location of creation
- Medina
- hashtag
- Itikaf
- uses
- Misbaha
- not found in
- bathroom
- Commons category
- Itikaf
- original spelling
- اعتكاف
- number of cases
- 9
- inception
- 0631-00-00
- facet of
- worship in Islam
- name in native language
- اِعْتِكَافٌ
- culture
- Muslim world
- foundational text
- Qur’an
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/5
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Islam
- described at URL
- referenceworks.brill.com/display/entries/EIEG/SIM_gi_01902.xml
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Scriptural basis
- Quran
- Hadith
- Jurisprudence
- Types
- Conditions
- Practice
- See also
- References
thumb|upright=1.3| at the University of Tehran in [[Iran, April 2016]] '''''' (, also or ) is an Islamic practice in which a person secludes himself or herself in a mosque for a period of time, devoting the days to worship and staying away from worldly affairs. The word derives from the Arabic root (ع-ك-ف), meaning to adhere, cling, or devote oneself to something. The practice is especially associated with the last ten days of Ramadan, during which the Islamic prophet Muhammad is reported to have regularly withdrawn into the mosque seeking Laylat al-Qadr (the Night of Decree).
== Scriptural basis ==
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