Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Itikaf (Intellectual Seclusion) April 16, 2023

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Quran 2:183 · Al-Baqarah
Quran 3:37 · Aal-Imran
Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith no. 1781
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 13796
Quran 57:27 · Al-Hadid
Sahih Ibn Hibban, Hadith no. 807
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 5063
Quran 24:37 · An-Nur
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 7555
Sahih Ibn Hibban, Hadith no. 807
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1 min 22 sec
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meaning of itikaf, example of Maryam in the temple
“Doctor Farida Khanam, itikaf ka matlab kya hai?”
26 sec
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companions' practice of pausing to renew faith
“Sahaba kehte the: aao hum kuch dair eman layein”
4 min 3 sec
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what monasticism is and why Islam rejects full renunciation
“Rahbaniyat aur itikaf mein koi farq hai?”
1 min 49 sec
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monasticism across religions vs Islam's balanced approach
“Rahbaniyat wahi hai jisko hum monasticism kehte hain”
34 sec
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human need for companionship, isolation as worst punishment
“Usko koi chahiye jiske sath woh baat share kare”
21 sec
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why a few days of solitude for self-accountability
“Itikaf mein aadmi chand din ke liye hota hai”
43 sec
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taqwa defined as Islam's true form of monasticism
“Yehi Islam ki rahbaniyat hai: khuda ki yaad har waqt”
29 sec
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the duck analogy: in the world, untouched by it
“Nizamuddin Auliya ne murghabi ki misaal di thi”
2 min 10 sec
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story of three companions' extreme vows and Prophet's rebuke
“Rasulullah masjid nabawi mein nahi the, kuch log aaye”
37 sec
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Prophet's warning: anything beyond his practice is innovation
“Jo main karta hoon yehi sunnat hai, tumhein isi par amal karna hai”
26 sec
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hadith on true wealth being contentment of the heart
“Lais al-ghina an kasrat al-arad, maal ki ziyadti nahi”
2 min 25 sec
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Prophet's pre-Islam retreats to cave Hira explained
“Ghar-e-hira bhi to rahbaniyat hai, log yeh kehte hain”
3 min 45 sec
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full story of the Prophet's truth-seeking at cave Hira
“Nabuwat se pehle Rasulullah ghar-e-hira jaya karte the”
25 sec
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Quran verse on finding one lost in search of truth
“Wa wajadaka dallan fahada — humne tumko sar-gardan paya”
2 min 24 sec
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practical rules for how to observe itikaf
“Itikaf ki condition kya hai? Kaise itikaf karein?”
54 sec
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Ibn Abbas leaves itikaf to help a debtor, quoting hadith
“Apne bhai ki hajat poori karna das saal ke itikaf ke barabar hai”
3 min 55 sec
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how the Prophet himself practiced itikaf
“Rasulullah ke itikaf ka tareeqa kya tha?”
1 min 50 sec
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the greatest reward of itikaf: finding Laylatul Qadr
“Sabse bada reward hai shab-e-qadr ki talaash mein itikaf”
42 sec
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the greatest blessing of paradise: seeing God
“Sabse badi cheez insaan ke liye jannat mein jaana hai”
2 min 21 sec
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rules and debate on women observing itikaf
“Auraton ke itikaf ke taalluq se Islam mein kya bataya gaya?”
5 min 28 sec
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full explanation of Laylatul Qadr, its history and the dua for it
“Itikaf ka maqsad shab-e-qadr ki talaash karna hota hai”
1 min 31 sec
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story of Shamoon behind the revelation of Surah Qadr
“Ek yahudi tha, Shamoon, usne bohot zyada ibadat ki thi”
43 sec
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Aisha's question and the dua for Laylatul Qadr
“Agar main yeh raat paun to kya dua karoon?”
2 min 32 sec
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keeping a dedicated spiritual corner at home
“Har ghar mein ek corner hona chahiye jahan aap ibadat karein”
2 min 30 sec
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Laylatul Jaiza: the reward-night before Eid, often wasted on shopping
“Ramzan ke baad Eid se pehle raat ko laylatul jaiza kehte hain”
1 min 50 sec
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the real meaning and history of Eid in Islam
“Eid ki haqeeqat kya hai?”
5 min 6 sec
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full teaching on Eid's meaning, history, and closing dua
“Har qaum mein aise tehwar hote hain jo log manate hain”
30 sec
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Eid belongs to whoever is forgiven, not who wears new clothes
“Eid uski nahi jo naya kapda pehne”