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[quote]Aitikaaf implies restricting yourself to a particular place for a certain period of time.

The period may vary from a few hours to ten or more days.

The purpose of Aitikaaf is to be sequestered from the worldly routine of your life and spend some time in the remembrance and worship of Allah.

The most important rule during Aitikaaf is to strictly remain limited to the place of Aitikaaf and not to get out of that place, except in case of a pressing requirement.

In view of the objective, the most appropriate place for Aitikaaf is the mosque. The Quran has referred to the practice in the following words: [b][i]"While you are in the mosques in a state of ai`tikaaf".[/i][/b] which points to the fact that mosque is really the prescribed place for it.

A natural outcome of remembrance, prayers and reading and pondering over the Quran is personal purification, while ipso facto, it will also be a means of learning and enhancing our knowledge of Islam.

Quoting part of a long Hadith, the Prophet (sws) is reported to have said: [i]Look for it in the last ten days, and look for it on the odd days[/i]  
Quite obviously, you'll be on the look out for Laylat al-Qadr.[/quote]

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