and tawbah. It also includes teaching participants about ablution, bathing, prayer and other necessary rulings as well as various Sunnahs and supplications. Apart from this, from time to time, trained preachers deliver a series of Sunnah-inspiring, faith enlightening speeches. At ifṭār time there is tearful beseeching and above all there are the Madani Muzakarahs of the renowned spiritual guide and leader of Ahl al-Sunnah, Mawlana Muhammad Ilyas Attar al-Qadiri دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ 

Sunnahs and etiquettes of iꜤtikāf

Dear Islamic brothers! Come, let us gain the blessings of hearing some pearls of wisdom concerning the Sunnahs and etiquettes of iꜤtikāf.

Firstly, note the following two blessed statements of the beloved Prophetصَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم:

1. Whoever performs iꜤtikāf with faith and seeking reward, all his previous sins will be forgiven.^[1]

2. Whoever performs ten days iꜤtikāf in Ramadan, it is as though he performed two Hajj and two ꜤUmrahs.^[2]

IꜤtikāf in the last ten days of Ramadan is an emphasised Sunnah of sufficiency; if everyone abandons it, they will all be held accountable, and if one person fulfils it, all of them will be absolved of the responsibility. ^[3]

Apart from iꜤtikāf due to a vow or the emphasised, Sunnah iꜤtikāf, all other iꜤtikāf is recommended. Neither will fasting be a condition for it