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Itikaf City 2007: Sixth Day

Thursday, 11 October 2007
Itikaf City 2007: Sixth DayIt is wonderful to be here, it is very pleasant or more than that, it is fabulous, says Habib-ul-Allah, A Mutakif from Karachi. We have been coming here for the last 17 years; it was the time when the first phase of Minhaj-ul-Quran Mosque was under its construction. It was the first collective I'tikaf when we had water in our camps due to heavy rains in the season.

Itikaf City 2007: Fifth Day

Tuesday, 9 October 2007
Itikaf City 2007: Fifth DayThe 5th wonderful and jubilant day of holy Itikaf gathering started with the same full enthusiasm by the supreme blessings of God and special favour of the holy Prophet (SAW). After Fajr prayer, the Muatakifeen continued to sit in their lines keeping themselves busy in Individual Zikr and tasbihaat till dawn prayer. The atmosphere appears to be more soothing and blissful than ever before. It seemed as if angels had come down to earth and busy to strengthen their relation with their Lord and seeking the glee of Him.

Itikaf City 2007: Third Day

Monday, 8 October 2007
Itikaf City 2007: Third DayIt was about 4:00 A.M., before Morning Prayer, when I saw a young man with black glasses trying to make ablution. A young man with him was trying to assist. After making ablution, his assistant took him to front lines of the mosque where he occupied his place closer to Shaykh-ul-Islam.

Itikaf City 2007: Fourth Day

Monday, 8 October 2007
Itikaf City 2007: Fourth DayAlong with the other routine activities, the most important thing on the 4th day was the Nikah ceremony of four couples that was read in the company of Shaykh-ul-Islam. Mufti Abdul Qayyum Hazarvi and Allama Muhammad Azad recited the Nikah speech and lead the other concerns.

Itikaf City 2007: Second Day

Sunday, 7 October 2007
Itikaf City 2007: Second DayMinahj-ul-Quran Inetrnational due to a large number of participants in Itikaf, faced the problem of shortage of teachers, they had to get the services of Minhajians along with other people who have got good understanding of Din.

Itikaf City 2007: First Day

Friday, 5 October 2007
Itikaf City 2007: First DayThe City of I'tikaf was divided into two parts that consist on eighteen blocks. For the very first time in the history of I'tikaf, Minhaj Cricket Ground adjacent to Minhaj mosque was being used for I'tikaf. All the blocks set up there had been filled before the mid-day prayer.

Itikaf City 2007: Inaugural Day

Tuesday, 2 October 2007
Itikaf City 2007: Inaugural DayAlhumdulilah with the Praise and Blessings of Almighty Allah the annual Itikaf gathering has again begun at the Minhaj-ul-Quran headquarters in Lahore, starting on the evening of the 19th of Ramadan, 2nd October 2007. Every year thousands of mutakifeen flock to the Minhaj-ul-Quran mosque in Lahore to sit in the ten days of seclusion. They travel from the length and breadth of the country as well as from the rest of the world.

I’tikaf 2007

Monday, 1 October 2007
I’tikaf 2007Alhumdulilah with the Praise and Blessings of Almighty Allah the annual I’tikaf gathering has again begun at the Minhaj-ul-Qur’an headquarters in Lahore, starting on the evening of the 19th of Ramadan, 2nd October 2007. Every year thousands of mutakifeen flock to the Minhaj-ul-Qur’an mosque in Lahore to sit in the ten days of seclusion. They travel from the length and breadth of the country as well as from the rest of the world. The I’tikaf gathering, under the spiritual guidance of Shaykh-ul-Islam, Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri is the third largest gathering in the entire world, after Harm Shareef in Makkah and Masjid e Nabi in Madina.

The 4th day of Spiritual Itikaf Gathering

Thursday, 30 November 2006
The 4th day of Spiritual Itikaf GatheringAlong with the other routine activities, the most important thing on the 4th day was the Nikah ceremony of four couples that was read in the company of Shaykh-ul-Islam. Mufti Abdul Qayyum Hazarvi and Allama Muhammad Azad recited the Nikah speech and lead the other concerns. Shaykh-ul-Islam told the couples that their marriage was based on totally Tehreeki and Islamic spirit and they must keep that thing in their mind in their proceeding life.

Preparations of I`tikaf completed

Thursday, 12 October 2006
Preparations of I`tikaf completedTehreek Minhaj-ul-Quran�s preparations are now complete. Thousands of foreigners and domestic Muslims will sit in itkaaf with Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Mohammad Tahir ul Qadri on Saturday 14th of October in Jamia ul Minhaj Baghdad town Lahore. What�s special in this i`tikaf is that thousands of women will sit in i`tikaf with men. After Harimain Sharifain the world�s largest itekaaf is held by Minhaj-ul-Quran, in which huge numbers of youngsters from all over the world including America, Britain, Denmark, Australia, Norway etc sit in i`tikaf. People have started coming from Sindh, Baluchistan and foreign countries.
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وَعَهِدْنَا إِلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ أَن طَهِّرَا بَيْتِيَ لِلطَّائِفِينَ وَالْعَاكِفِينَ وَالرُّكَّعِ السُّجُودِ
(al-Baqara,2:125)
And We laid emphasis on Ibrahim and Ismail: Purify My House for those who walk around it, and those who use it as a retreat, and those who bow down and prostrate themselves (in prayer).