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Can i%u2019tikaf be done in any location, such as the home, a workplace, a hotel room, etc.?No, it can only be done in the masajid. A masajid is defined as a place where the five daily prayers and the Friday jumuaa prayers are consistently prayed in. The evidence is in the Quran:(It is made lawful to you on the night of the fast to go in unto your wives; they are an apparel for you and you are an apparel for them; Allah knew that you were acting unfaithfully to yourselves, so He has turned to you (mercifully) and forgiven you. Wherefore, now be in contact with them and seek what Allah has written for you, and eat and drink until the white thread becomes distinct unto you from the black thread (of night) at dawn-break, then complete the fast until night. And associate not with them while you are confined in the mosque. These are the limits (prescribed by) Allah; therefore, draw not yourselves near them. Thus does Allah make clear His signs for the people, so that they may guard themselves (against evil)). [Al-Baqara, 2:187]Can i%u2019tikaf be done in any masjid?There are a few scholars who say that it can only be done in the three sacred masajid: masjid al Haram in Mecca, Masjid al Nabawi in Medina, and Masjid al Aqsa in al-Quds.Majority of the scholars say that i%u2019tikaf can be done in any masjid.When would our Prophet (pbuh) begin his i%u2019tikaf during Ramadan?He would start on the night of the 21st day of Ramadan, which would start the night before the day (it would be the night after maghrib at the end of the 20th day of Ramadan).When would our Prophet (pbuh) end his i%u2019tikaf?It would end at maghrib, the night before Eid.Copyright %u00a9 2023 Islamic Association of Raleigh. All rights reserved. 87